Autumn & Interesting First Two Days

Seventeen days ago when we first reached to Leipzig, most trees were still in shades of yellow and green. By now those trees opposite our apartment are almost left with bare branches.

As of today, it has marked the end of daylight saving. Now I am 7 hours apart from Malaysia. At 5pm today, it is as good as the condition we normally see back home at around 7.30pm. I went to Aldi (Malaysian's favourite supermarket closest to us) earlier today at about 4.45pm. Finished shopping for a few items and left at 5.20pm, and it was already almost completely dark.

Autumn is beautiful here. Dried leaves scattering around, yet looking pretty. It does not seem messy at all.

My way of saying "I've been through autumn". Somehow this photo is incomplete. Someone else's feet are missing from the photo... :(

Another self-shot with a cam-whore pose. Check out that tree on top of my head. It was full with yellow leaves 17 days ago. By now what's left are only a few leaves battling to cling onto the branches..

Took this shot on our second day while strolling around our neighbourhood.

Observe the surroundings in my coming posts. You can see how beautiful autumn is. Now I will show some of the interesting stuffs I see in in the first few days of extensive strolling around in the old city of Leipzig.

Saw this typical English double-decker bus on the first day in Leipzig. It is still operating around the city. Haven't seen much of them though.

And surprise surprise!! A trishaw in Leipzig!! Very cool looking thing. The trishaw puller sits in a manner where we see bikers riding on a chopper ride. It's not does not have an engine. The trishaw puller paddles it just like a bicycle.

The biggest train station in Europe, 5 minutes walking distance from our apartment block. The Leipzig Hauptbahnhof. It caters not only a train station, but also 3 floors of extensive shopping centre. This is where Aldi located, and I walk there to buy my goods a few times in a week. One thing which is different in Leipzig's supermarkets compared to Malaysia is that, they do not provide plastic bag. Remember that I mentioned that they are very eco-friendly? Yes, and if you really need a plastic bag from Aldi, you got to pay 9 cents for a piece of it.

Inside of Hauptbahnhof. It was on the first day.

Check out the Pizza Hut outlet in such a grand setting.

A wood carver creating one of his masterpiece inside of the Hauptbahnhof.

Some kind of travelling gadget on display.

In Leipzig, a popular mode of transportation is the bicycle. They are everywhere. Almost everyone rides bicycle. Old, young, office workers, ladies in high-heeled-boots, everyone. And almost everywhere.

Bikes for rent.

I see them all the time through my apartment window.

I even see them indoors in Hauptbahnhof.

I guess they even cycle to the casino. Yes, there is a casino nearby. See the red signage on top of 'petersbogen'. And oh, there's a cool Maggi cafe around too, selling Maggi stuffs. They're a little expensive though. I did not go into the Maggi outlet.

The Maggi shop. I always thought Maggi was Malaysian, until I Googled for it and learned through Wikipedia that Maggi originates from Switzerland since 1872.

Mr. Maggi inside the cafe. Even the cafe looked posh.

I think I will stop here now. It is 10.35pm here; 5.35am in Malaysia. I need to sleep earlier tonight. There's much to do still. Whole lot of assignments, reports and also project papers to compile. I will show some photos of the Leipzig's old city soon. Goodnight!