Gaststäte

There are places you like to go to for all the reasons of the world. But that means that you don't let your sense of adventures let you drive to new things. You go to the same places as well because you like to be recognised and you like it when the waiter brings your martini sweet just the way you like it without asking. It gives you some kind of superiority compared to the other clients of the place. Like going in a french restaurant I'm happy when at least someone from the place speaks my language. Food is not only a matter of ingredients it's also a matter of culture. So if you're interested with the food of a country take a moment for a journey. I can understand it's difficult to go out alone and being watched at the bar but you will notice you're not the only one. You don't have the same attitude when you go out in a group or by yourself. When you're with your friends you hardly pay attention to the other ones except maybe for an eye contact and quickly thinking this one could be your next target to help you fill the night. Alone is not a bad place to be and sometimes there is good surprises. People come to meet you. Probably they feel sorry for you and want to include you in their group or you disturb them because you have time to look around and you have nothing else to do. Being the target has its advantages as well. You can make your choice. Discovering new places makes you move in the city. There is no best way to have the feeling of the area if you spend little time there. The funny thing is that you forget that at your corner there is a life. It happened to me just last week. One evening the weather was bad I had nothing to do. Just those moments you want to be in a public place listening to noises drinking a glass of wine and smoking your cig. No way to take the bike nor the public transports and it was already not that late but there is work tomorow. And the idea of wandering round the corner poped up. Good idea actually. My area is full of surprises. I discovered last week a very trendy place where you can eat good german food (yes you read correctly) for cheap prices. I was there again last evening with my work colleagues and made them try the specialities of the country. It's like Mum's kitchen. The place looks like a tired cantine but the atmosphere is good, the service very friendly, the bottle of wine of 1,5 liter and you can smoke. One of my colleague who does not live in my area made us dicover some bars around my street so it was quite funny. We even finish the evening in a nice place playing baby-foot and dancing on rock music for which I don't know the steps. It's the concept here of Gaststäte which goes together with another one : Stammtisch. Don't try to translate. It's to describe a place where you always come, where there is always a place for you and your friends can leave a message if necessary or wait for you because everybody knows you 'll come by. So you see pleasure is sometimes only a block away.