Last weekend, I spent the weekend in Bonn to visit the Japanese Society for Promotion of Science. It was my second time in Bonn and this time, I took the chance to walk around and have a breakfast at the market. The historic center is really picturesque and during May there are maypoles everywhere. It is an old tradition where men put a maypole in front of the house of their girlfriend as prove of favor. I have seen that tradition there for the first time, since it is a local fashion. Another really weird thing was the electronic offertory box in a church. For my personal view it may be convenient, but kind of distasteful …sounds like: Ohhh, you don’t have cash? No worries, we accept credit cards as well. ….So no excuses! Don’t forget to donate before you leave and visit us again….muahahahaha! Currently, they are collecting for a memorial tablet for the last pope. Who cares?! I would understand, if they would collect for poor people or sick children…
Thanks to Bin, Dani and JSPS for hosting me! I really enjoyed it!
