I finally got tired of traveling around the countless cities of Germany, and I went to the village. What could be better than to escape from a stuffy, dusty and noisy city to nature! Ah, the village! Pink Schweiners run around, German women carry water in buckets, and their husbands cook home-made schnapps at home. I don’t know about you, but I imagined the German village in this way. It's still a village! Well, only the roads in it should always be brand new and smooth - in Germany, after all, excellent roads are everywhere.
Actually, of course, german village has nothing to do with the Russian village. And the point is not even in the improvement and standard of living, but in a completely different concept of villages. The village in Russia is, first of all, agriculture. Beds, fields, lands, livestock, and everything connected with it. The Russian (more correctly, even post-Soviet) village lives by what it has grown itself. A village in Germany is just a small town, which is mainly inhabited by people who do not want to live in a big city: pensioners who do not need to travel to work, introverted Internet workers, lovers of being close to nature, and others. certain categories citizens. As a rule, we are not talking about any kind of agriculture - farms are engaged in it, which, however, nothing prevents from being within the village. But, in general, a village in Germany is just a place for a quiet and measured life.
Today we take a look at the German countryside using Grosshansdorf as an example. True, I want to note that this village is not quite typical: it is affected by the proximity of Hamburg, which is connected with Grosshansdorf by a metro line. Here it is, the final station. 
The inside is quite simple, but very clean. Cleaner than in Hamburg itself. 
Tranquility shines through even in photographs: houses are buried in greenery, there are almost no cars on the roads on a day off, and rare passers-by probably know each other by sight. 
5 minutes walk, and you are already among the fields and lakes. 
As I have already said, pensioners are very fond of settling in German villages. Well, or their relatives like them to settle there: in Germany, the phenomenon is very common when children take their parents to nursing homes (this is typical, by and large, of the Germans). So in Grosshansdorf, on the edge of the forest, there is a large boarding house. 
Village school. It looks much better than my city, where I had the opportunity to study. 
Farmer. 
Extremely colorful bus stop. Where, if not in the village, can one meet such a person? 
That's basically it. There is not much to say about the village. 
To summarize: if you are not a pensioner and your children do not send you to nursing homes, then there is nothing for you to do in the German countryside. Including in Grosshansdorf.
How to get there:
There is a direct underground line (U1) from the center of Hamburg to Grosshansdorf. Travel time is about 40 minutes. You don't have to worry about accidentally missing the right stop: Grosshansdorf is the final one.
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Many people know what they look like, but has anyone seen what villages look like in other countries? Let's just say that they differ from Russians in many ways. Today we will talk specifically about the villages of Germany, consider the most beautiful places, find out their infrastructure.
Germany is a state in this modern power with a rapidly developing economy. It is a leader in the industrial and technological sphere, in addition, Germany ranks third in the world in terms of imports and exports of goods. This state is included in European Union, and the Big Seven.
So, our list of the most beautiful villages in Germany opens with the town-village of Bacharach. This small colorful rural settlement is part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, which is adjacent to the Rhine. The village is an hour's drive from Frankfurt am Main. By the way, Bacharach is on the list world heritage UNESCO.
Needless to say, this is insane. beautiful place. All houses are made in the classic German style, in black and white shades, sharp roofs repeat the outlines of the bell tower of the city church. The narrow streets are paved gray stone. In the gardens of some houses there are small cozy restaurants where you can try national German dishes. The most crowded place is the market square. The surroundings of the town-village of Bacharach are quite picturesque, it is shrouded in low green mountains. A little less than 2 thousand people now live in this place.
Tuchersfeld village
Tuchersfeld is a village in Bavaria (Germany). It ranks second in the "Best Villages of the Country" ranking.
This rural settlement is located in the Püttlach valley. Here is really incredibly beautiful and bewitching nature. Tuchersfeld is surrounded by unusually beautiful mountains. It is they who are a special place in the settlement; every tourist should take a photo against their background. If you happen to be here, you can go to the Museum of Franconian Switzerland, which opened in 1985. It tells in detail about the history of the place, there is a geological collection, even household items and labor of the Germans from different times. When evening comes, the village seems to be transformed, the narrow streets are illuminated by the light of rare lanterns, locals and late tourists dine in small restaurants, and classical music plays in some establishments.
The village of Sieseby in Germany
A small village is located in the northern part of the country, in the commune of Tumbi, near the border with Denmark.
This typical German village in Germany is famous for its unusual architecture. Many people know that in this country quite often, when designing and building houses, they choose the Scandinavian style, which implies the presence a large number white color. In the village of Zizeby, the opposite is true, the houses look like dwellings. northern people. Usually such buildings are low, they are made of brick, have a massive roof.
Zizeby is very small, here you can see how they live simple people. It is worth noting that all German villages are quite clean and well-groomed, the residents themselves take care of appearance of his settlement. By the way, not far from the village is the picturesque Lindaunis Bridge, next to which travelers can beautiful pictures.
Achkarren village in Germany
Incredibly beautiful rural settlement, which is located near the picturesque Black Forest. As in any other village in the country, it is very clean here, you will not see any pieces of paper or garbage on the streets. Pictured is a village in Germany during sunset.
It should be noted that the village of Akhkarren is quite colorful. Any holidays, concerts and mass celebrations are constantly held here. All the houses in the village (Germany is full of such villages) are made in the classic style for the country. This rural settlement is a real paradise for lovers of fine wine. This area has a mild Mediterranean climate, which contributes to the development of the wine industry. It should be noted that the villagers are very hospitable and always welcome guests. The products of local small distilleries can be tasted in small private restaurants.
Hohenschwangau village in Germany
This village in Germany is truly national pride. After all, it houses the most beautiful castle in the country - Hohenschwangau. It is made of light beige stone. The building stands on a hill, so it can be seen almost throughout the village. This rural settlement is surrounded by 4 picturesque lakes. The village is located in the Ammer Mountains nature reserve.
If you want to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city, want to completely immerse yourself in the world of nature, then this is definitely your place. By the way, here you can also get acquainted with the historical sights of Germany, in the village of Hohenschwangau there are plenty of them. The nature here is wonderful, large, mysterious, dense forests attract and fascinate, especially beautiful landscape opens in sunny days when the rays of the sun are reflected from the water surface of the lakes.
City - village Fussen in Germany
Completes our list of the most beautiful rural settlements country is a small town on the border with Austria. It is worth noting that this village-town is the final point of the Romantic Roads tourist route, which stretches from the very north of the country.
home business card of the settlement - the abbey of St. Magnus and the castle of the bishops. These monumental buildings are visible from anywhere in Füssen. By the way, the village is located very close to the famous German castle Neuschwanstein. It is worth noting that in this area it is incredible beautiful nature, mighty forests are especially striking. In the village itself, you can stay overnight in a small hotel or dine in a cozy restaurant.
Each village in this country has its own history, often rooted in antiquity. For all the seeming uniformity, each locality in Germany has its own characteristics and traditions. The traveler will have something to admire in these picturesque places. Undoubtedly, he will bring from this trip a lot of positive impressions and memories of the beauty and regularity of life in the German countryside.
Everyone knows what life in the village is associated with for a person from the post-Soviet space. Today I invite my readers to take a short walk through a typical German village in the southwest of the country. There are thousands of such villages in Baden-Wurttemberg and Bavaria, and they all differ little from each other, so everything you read and see here can be safely applied to each of them. Well, let's see how and how the German village lives.
My village has 3,000 inhabitants and together with two neighboring villages it forms the community of Hohberg, with a total population of about 8,000 inhabitants. The community is notable for being located at the foot of the mountainous terrain - the Black Forest, and also for being one of the sunniest regions in Germany.
01. From the outside, the village looks like this. The main dominant of the village is the baroque church built in 1754-1756. In general, the village, as is often the case in Germany, has rich history: the first mention of it dates back to 777.
02. It is difficult to surprise me with the cleanliness and order in Germany, but in the countryside these figures are simply brought to the absolute. During my entire walk, I did not notice a single piece of paper on the streets, they are sterile clean, but you can already see this from the photographs.
03. Many old half-timbered houses have been preserved in this region - in the photo there is a hotel located almost in the very center of the village.
04. Basically, the streets look like this: modern faceless houses with triangular roofs, asphalt and tiles. Dirt roads not at all in the village.
05. Also, there are no abandoned or even shabby houses, the entire housing stock is in perfect condition, which indicates the high prosperity of local residents.
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08. Religion is traditionally strong in the German countryside. Often there are such facade decorations with religious motives. There are also two church choirs and several church farains in the village.
09. One of the most beautiful houses on the main village street.
10. The pink building on the left is the City Hall. At registration, I appreciated the first advantage of living in the countryside - no queues. I was probably the only visitor that morning and registration took 10 minutes, counting from the moment I entered the front door. The clerk was very nice and smiling. When registering, they asked for religion, probably for statistics. Said he was not religious.
12. Handwritten, not printed. It's cute isn't it?
14. I was pleased with the lanterns that have been preserved since the time when the lighting was gas lamps, as evidenced by the hood on the cap.
15. Sculpture with Jesus in the churchyard.
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17. The main street of the village is called Hauptstraße.
18. A few words about life in the village. As a rule, people who live in the German countryside are far from being poor. Most of the locals are sturdy middle class. Almost all villagers are homeowners, not tenants. A typical two-story house in this area costs between 200,000 and 400,000 euros. So judge for yourself the income of people living here. Despite this, people are very simple and drive the most ordinary cars, massively parked on the sides of the streets and in the courtyards of the village.
19. Another significant plus of living in the Village is parking. It is allowed everywhere, I have never seen a sign forbidding parking here. The cart can be thrown anywhere, the main thing is that the passage is not blocked.
20. People in the countryside do not differ at all from those in the city. This is not surprising, because average level life in the countryside is much higher than in the city. And the level of education in rural schools in southern Germany is higher than the level of schools in megacities such as Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg.
21. The fact that you are in the village is reminiscent of such buildings with a tractor and other agricultural machinery parked inside. agriculture only a few, perhaps 10 percent of the rural population, are involved. The rest lead a normal life, not different from the city.
22. While walking around the village, I checked out local chicks :)
23. And the chicks did not take their eyes off the fraer with a fotik in their hands - a type of passer-by unseen in these parts.
24. The monotony of the local landscape is diluted by a small stream flowing through the entire village. There is a walking path along it, but I won’t say that it is at least somewhat picturesque.
25. At first I thought that the building belongs to the village fire department. But it turned out that this a private house. The owner is most likely just a lover of old technology and bought himself a decommissioned fire truck, putting it in the yard for decoration.
26. As elsewhere in Germany, no matter how expensive and luxurious the mansion is, the fences here have only a decorative function, and are often simply absent. A high fence in this country is considered a manifestation of the greed and secrecy of the owner.
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28. There are no less cyclists here than in cities. This is not surprising, because the infrastructure for this type of transport is just perfect here. If I stay in these places for a long time, I will buy a bike for myself.
29. There is nothing else to see in the village, so let's take a look at the territory adjacent to the village.
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42. Village cemetery. This is a new cemetery, the earliest burials date back to the 90s of the last century. I walked around the cemetery, paying attention to the dates on the tombstones. All the people buried here lived from 70 to 90 years, which perfectly illustrates the standard of living in these parts.
43. It's summer outside and the whole village is immersed in greenery. From the hill you can only see the bell tower of the church and a few roofs - everything else is hidden by dense foliage.
44. I return home. This is the street where I live. It is very small - only a dozen two-story houses.
45. And this is my house. He belongs local resident, who lives on the first floor, and rents out four rooms on the second floor to tenants. Markus is a blacksmith, he makes various jewelry and wedding rings from gold and silver and sells them. This is how he makes a living, and renting out rooms also brings him a good income. He is very sweet and friendly, we are all with him on "you", in general, the atmosphere in the house is very homely and cozy. Three of the four rooms have access to one common balcony, which stretches along the entire floor. My window is the center one.
46. Let's go inside. This is the second floor - the territory of the tenants. A guy from Berlin lives right behind the glass door, he gets working profession at the same enterprise where I write my thesis. He almost never leaves his room, he doesn't cook in the kitchen, and I rarely see him. To the left of the Bob Marley poster is the entrance to another roommate of mine. He graduated from the university in economic informatics and is currently working at the university temporarily. He rarely leaves the room, and he never cooks either. On weekends, a girl comes to him and they sit together all weekend in the room and barbecue on the balcony. Both guys are friendly, but they don’t strive for any kind of contact beyond standard politeness. To the left of the spiral staircase to the attic is the entrance to my room and opposite it to the neighbor's room. I was lucky with a neighbor, very sociable and sociable girl who, when she hears what I'm cooking in the kitchen, always comes out to sit next to her and tell her how her day went. She is very open, as for a German, so we usually chat about everything in the world. Natalie is a student, she studied for two and a half years as a lawyer, then she realized that she had made a mistake in her specialty and from this semester she transferred to logistics. Despite the fact that her parents are wealthy people and her dad drives a Jaguar, she receives only 150 euros a month from them, which she does not even have to pay for renting a room, so she has to work in parallel with her studies.
47. This is how the kitchen looks, modest but cozy. True, we cook, that is, I cook (I haven’t seen anyone else cook anything other than pizza in the microwave in two weeks) downstairs in Marcus’s kitchen, because there is no electric stove on the second floor and there is also no sink for washing dishes .
48. Well, the holy of holies is my cozy lair :) There is everything a person needs for full life. Heating works even in summer, checked. Fast W-LAN, access to the balcony. There is even a leather armchair with a footstool for complete relaxation on the balcony. True, in almost two weeks that I live here, I have never used it yet.
49. Thanks large area glazing, the room is very bright, and at night you can close the blackout curtains and it becomes very cozy. All this costs me 250 euros a month, including electricity, heating, water and internet, but from September the price rises to 270.
50. And finally, a balcony. He is one of three of us. A great place to relax, but on weekdays I come home in the evening, and on weekends I am not at home, so the balcony is a nice option, but useless in my situation.
51. This is how we live in this small but comfortable village.
I have already listed the advantages of living in the countryside: the absence of queues, problems with parking, beautiful nature a hundred meters from the house. The road to work without traffic jams among picturesque landscapes. But there are, of course, downsides. For example, today I needed to send a letter, and the post office is open only three hours a day from 9 to 12, and on some days additionally from 13 to 16. That is, it is problematic for a working person to send a letter. I had to go to the neighboring city of Lahr to buy there postage stamp in the automatic. There are only two stores here: "Edeka", which has simply cosmic prices and "Penny", located outside the village near federal highway. Again, you need to go shopping to neighboring cities. All doctors, government agencies are also in cities. Fortunately, they are only 10-15 minutes away by car. This is less than driving from any area on the outskirts of Dresden to the center.
If you have a car, all these problems cease to exist, but life without a personal car will be a little more complicated here, since the bus to the city runs once an hour, and even less often on weekends.
That's basically all I wanted to tell you about the German village. If you have questions, feel free to write in the comments. I will try to satisfy your curiosity.
When I travel, I usually only visit big cities, which is easier in terms of trip planning, but does not full view about the country. Since there are no route restrictions when traveling by car, it is unforgivable not to look at life outside the metropolitan areas.
If Berlin, Hamburg and Hanover are connected on the map with lines, you get a triangle, and inside it will be large territory, which does not pass a single autobahn. This is the most large area Germany, where there are no dense grid covering the country express roads. The population density here is one of the lowest, there are no large cities, there are only villages, small towns, farms and nature reserves.
The photographs in this report were taken in the villages of Tripkau, Pinnau, Kaarssen and Veningen.
German villages are picturesque.
All houses are solidly built of red brick.
Some are very old.
Construction time - April 1840. And it looks like new.
The streets are sterile - nowhere on the street is there a mote, no puddle (although it rained all night), no dirt.
Lawns and bushes are scrupulously trimmed.
All sidewalks and paths are tiled.
The pavement elegantly curves around an old tree.
Solar panels are often installed on the roofs of houses.
Village views.
There are few people on the streets, but if someone meets, they always say hello.
Notice the fences. They are all very low and transparent, often even just conditional. Here you will not find three-meter deaf fortress walls, which are customary to build in Russia (where external world perceived as a hostile and aggressive environment).
Often a hedge is used instead of a fence.
Volunteer fire brigade.
Mitsubishi Motors dealership. Yes, this is an ordinary village with a population of no more than 100 people.
Agricultural machinery sometimes passes through the streets. As elsewhere in Germany, boxes for old clothes are popular (left).
A hole was dug along the road. It is necessary to protect it - what if someone falls? The fact that no one walks here in principle is not a problem, it is still necessary. Because a pit without a fence is Keine Ordnung.
Every village has a church.
Often there are memorials to soldiers who died in the First World War.
In Germany, it is customary to write the names of the residents at the entrance to any housing. On intercoms, for example, there are no numbers, there will always be a list of the names of the owners with a button in front of each. In private houses, the owner's name is written at the entrance.
Some people grow vegetables.
And then he sells. There is no seller himself - it is proposed to leave the money in a jar. To take something without paying, it would never occur to anyone.
Dog warnings are always written with humor.
Tablets that hang on every tree or pole where there is a stork's nest. "Habitat conservation is the future of the stork," the caption reads. Every year the stork returns to the old nest, so its destruction threatens the species. At the bottom, statistics are kept on how many chicks were bred in this nest.
The place is popular with lovers of eco-tourism.
Rural road.
Sometimes there are examples of "native" architecture - the heritage of the GDR.
Once it was a border zone, and on the other side of the Elbe there were already insidious NATO predators, to which the builders of socialism strove to escape all the time. In this former military unit, near the village of Tripkau, the border guards of the “National people's army» GDR. Now artists gather and work in the barracks.
The fact that the border once passed here is reminiscent of a sign: "here Germany and Europe were separated until 10 am on December 7, 1989." You will never miss this feature anywhere - absolutely on every road there will be a sign "Deutsche Teilung 1949-1989".
Now it's just a bridge.
Rural roads in Germany easily do most of the Russian "federal highways".
But you need to drive very carefully. Speed limit in locality- 50 or even 30 km / h. And if the sign says 50, then this does not mean that you can go 60, unless you feel sorry for 15 euros. For higher excesses, fines shamelessly increase.
What is associated with life in the village in a person with post-Soviet space everyone knows. Today I invite my readers to take a short walk through a typical German village in the southwest of the country. There are thousands of such villages in Baden-Wurttemberg and Bavaria, and they all differ little from each other, so everything you read and see here can be safely applied to each of them. Well, let's see how and how the German village lives.
My village has 3,000 inhabitants and together with two neighboring villages it forms the community of Hohberg, with a total population of about 8,000 inhabitants. The community is notable for being located at the foot of the mountainous terrain - the Black Forest, and also for being one of the sunniest regions in Germany.
From the outside, the village looks like this. The main dominant of the village is the baroque church built in 1754-1756. In general, the village, as is often the case in Germany, has a rich history: the first mention of it dates back to 777.
It is difficult to surprise me with the cleanliness and order in Germany, but in the countryside these indicators are simply brought to the absolute. During my entire walk, I did not notice a single piece of paper on the streets, they are sterile clean, but you can already see this from the photographs.
Many old half-timbered houses have been preserved in this region - in the photo there is a hotel located almost in the very center of the village.
Basically, the streets look like this: modern faceless houses with triangular roofs, asphalt and tiles. There are no dirt roads in the village at all.
Also, there are no abandoned or even shabby houses, the entire housing stock is in perfect condition, which indicates the high prosperity of local residents.
Religion is traditionally strong in the German countryside. Often there are such facade decorations with religious motifs. There are also two church choirs and several church farains in the village.
One of the most beautiful houses on the main village street.
The pink building on the left is the City Hall. At registration, I appreciated the first advantage of living in the countryside - no queues. I was probably the only visitor that morning and registration took 10 minutes, counting from the moment I entered the front door. The clerk was very nice and smiling. When registering, they asked for religion, probably for statistics. Said he was not religious.
Handwritten, not typed. It's cute isn't it?
I was pleased with the lanterns that have been preserved since the time when the lighting was gas lamps, as evidenced by the hood on the cap.
Sculpture with Jesus in the churchyard.
A few words about life in the village. As a rule, people who live in the German countryside are far from being poor. Most of the locals are a strong middle class. Almost all villagers are homeowners, not tenants. A typical two-story house in this area costs between 200,000 and 400,000 euros. So judge for yourself the income of people living here. Despite this, people are very simple and drive the most ordinary cars, massively parked on the sides of the streets and in the courtyards of the village.
Another significant plus of living in the Village is parking. It is allowed everywhere, I have never seen a sign forbidding parking here. The cart can be thrown anywhere, the main thing is that the passage is not blocked.
People in the countryside are no different from those in the city. This is not surprising, because the average standard of living in the countryside is much higher than the urban one. The level of education in rural schools southern Germany above the level of schools in metropolitan areas such as Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg.
The fact that you are in the village is reminiscent of such buildings with a tractor and other agricultural machinery parked inside. Only a few, probably ten percent of the rural population, are engaged in agriculture. The rest lead a normal life, not different from the city.
While walking around the village, I checked out the local chicks :)
And the chicks did not take their eyes off the fraer with a camera in their hands - a type of passer-by unseen in these parts.
The monotony of the local landscape is diluted by a small stream flowing through the entire village. There is a walking path along it, but I won’t say that it is at least somewhat picturesque.
At first I thought the building belonged to the village fire station. But it turned out that this is a private house. The owner is most likely just a lover of old technology and bought himself a decommissioned fire engine by putting it in the yard for decoration.
As elsewhere in Germany, no matter how expensive and luxurious the mansion is, the fences here have only a decorative function, and often they are simply absent. A high fence in this country is considered a manifestation of the greed and secrecy of the owner.
There are no less cyclists here than in cities. This is not surprising, because the infrastructure for this type of transport is just perfect here. If I stay in these places for a long time, I will buy a bike for myself.
There is nothing else to see in the village, so let's take a look at the territory adjacent to the village.
Village cemetery. This is a new cemetery, the earliest burials date back to the 90s of the last century. I walked around the cemetery, paying attention to the dates on the tombstones. All the people buried here lived from 70 to 90 years, which perfectly illustrates the standard of living in these parts.
It's summer outside and the whole village is immersed in greenery. From the hill you can only see the bell tower of the church and a few roofs - everything else is hidden by dense foliage.
Coming home. This is the street where I live. It is very small - only a dozen two-story houses.
And this is my house. It belongs to a local resident who lives on the ground floor and rents out four rooms on the second floor to tenants. Markus is a blacksmith, he makes various jewelry and wedding rings from gold and silver and sells them. This is how he makes a living, and renting out rooms also brings him a good income. He is very sweet and friendly, we are all with him on "you", in general, the atmosphere in the house is very homely and cozy. Three of the four rooms have access to one common balcony, which stretches along the entire floor. My window is the center one.
Let's go inside. This is the second floor - the territory of the tenants. A guy from Berlin lives right behind the glass door, he gets a working profession at the same enterprise where I write thesis. He almost never leaves his room, he doesn't cook in the kitchen, and I rarely see him. To the left of the Bob Marley poster is the entrance to another roommate of mine. He graduated from uni economic informatics and while temporarily working at the university. He rarely leaves the room, and he never cooks either. On weekends, a girl comes to him and they sit together all weekend in the room and barbecue on the balcony. Both guys are friendly, but they don’t strive for any kind of contact beyond standard politeness. To the left of the spiral staircase to the attic is the entrance to my room and opposite it to the neighbor's room. I was lucky with a neighbor, a very sociable and sociable girl who, when she hears what I am cooking in the kitchen, always comes out to sit next to me and tell how her day went. She is very open, as for a German, so we usually chat about everything in the world. Natalie is a student, she studied for two and a half years as a lawyer, then she realized that she had made a mistake in her specialty and from this semester she transferred to logistics. Despite the fact that her parents are wealthy people and her dad drives a Jaguar, she receives only 150 euros a month from them, which she does not even have to pay for renting a room, so she has to work in parallel with her studies.
This is how the kitchen looks, modest but cozy. True, we cook, that is, I cook (I haven’t seen anyone else cook anything other than pizza in the microwave in two weeks) downstairs in Marcus’s kitchen, because there is no electric stove on the second floor and there is also no sink for washing dishes .
Well, the holy of holies is my cozy lair :) There is everything a person needs for a full life. Heating works even in summer, checked. Fast W-LAN, access to the balcony. There is even a leather armchair with a footstool for complete relaxation on the balcony. True, in almost two weeks that I live here, I have never used it yet.
Thanks to the large glass area, the room is very bright, and at night you can close the blackout curtains and it becomes very cozy. All this costs me 250 euros a month, including electricity, heating, water and internet, but from September the price rises to 270.
And finally, the balcony. He is one of three of us. A great place to relax, but on weekdays I come home in the evening, and on weekends I am not at home, so the balcony is a nice option, but useless in my situation.
This is how we live in this small but comfortable village.
I have already listed the advantages of living in the countryside: the absence of queues, problems with parking, beautiful nature a hundred meters from the house. The road to work without traffic jams among picturesque landscapes. But there are, of course, downsides. For example, today I needed to send a letter, and the post office is open only three hours a day from 9 to 12, and on some days additionally from 13 to 16. That is, it is problematic for a working person to send a letter. I had to go to the neighboring city of Lahr to buy a postage stamp from a vending machine there. There are only two stores here: "Edeka", which has simply space prices and "Penny", located outside the village near the federal highway. Again, you need to go shopping to neighboring cities. All doctors, government agencies are also in cities. Fortunately, they are only 10-15 minutes away by car. This is less than driving from any area on the outskirts of Dresden to the center.
If you have a car, all these problems cease to exist, but life without a personal car will be a little more complicated here, since the bus to the city runs once an hour, and even less often on weekends.
That's basically all I wanted to tell you about the German village. If you have questions, feel free to write in the comments. I will try to satisfy your curiosity.
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