科隆新居

今日返咗黎喇.

I came back today.

今次去科隆係因為朋友新居入夥*暨生日會**.

This time I went to Cologne for my friend's house-warming* and birthday** party

*即係我有新屋住/ that means I have a new home in Cologne

**佢同我同一日生日架/ we have our birthday on the same day.

佢個新居係間屋黎架,有個小花園添. 喺市中心,交通非常方便.

This new home is a house, there is a small backyard, and is located in the city centre.  It is very convenient.

我送嘅禮物: 奧地利例牌手信—莫札特朱古力 & 蛋糕形生日卡(喺香港買定嘅存貨. 我喺香港見到得意嘅小禮物會買定,獨一無二嘛!)

My gifts to my friend: Austrian souvenir, Mozartkugels & cake shaped birthday card (I had bought this card when I was in HK. Unique)

可惜朋友唔記得我都係生日,冇禮物收. 但係佢唱咗首生日歌補數.

However my friend had forgotten my birthday.  He immediate sang a birthday song to me.

奧地利同德國有個古老習俗, 新居入夥係送鹽同麵包.

Austrian and German custom: give salt and bread as a gift for new home

呢個cheap咗小小, 得一塊麵包

This one was a little bit cheap, there was only one piece of bread.

呢個pack得幾好,有個麵包籃

This one looked better with a "basket"

賀卡都係鹽同麵包架

There were also salt and bread on this card.

有啲人送禮物好細心, 因為新屋有花園, 有人送泥剷, 有啲送植物.

Some people really thought what to give.  As there is a backyard, one of the gifts is a shovel, others are plants.

Party我負責嘅食物: 急凍點心. 啲迷你粽好差, 我自己都唔鍾意食,更何況啲鬼鬼. 好在唔係有太多.

This were what I was in charge, frozen dim sum.  The mini rice dumplings didn't taste good.  People didn't like them. Neither did I.  Luckily there were not too many of these.

Party開到3 a.m. 好鬼眼訓.

The party lasted until 3 a.m.  I was so sleepy.

搬咗黎呢個新地方緊係四維睇睇

Of course I walked around in this new area during my stay.

呢棵係raspberry

This is raspberry flower.