Last Sunday everyone in Erlangen went shopping. Shopping on Sundays is normal in the US, but not in most parts of Germany. All stores, except bakeries and the quicky-marts of gas stations, are closed on Sundays, so when the stores open one Sunday every season, everyone takes advantage of it. I hate shopping and yet I feel like I have to go on these rare Sundays.
But there is more to do than just shop. The fire department was at Huguenot Square teaching kids how to use fire extinguishers. The Bergwächter (mountain guardians--literal translation) demonstrated how they transport someone who is hurt down a cliff. They climbed down from the tower of the Huguenot church. The church and tower were open to the public, and we walked up to get a view of Erlangen. There were bratwurst and brezen (pretzel) stands, and a medieval market at Neustädter Kirchenplatz (another church square).
So it was more like being at a street fair than just shopping. It had more to do with meeting friends for a beer and sausage than spending money on a new jacket, although I'm sure plenty of jackets were sold that day.
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