Darmstadt - Germany - Enjoying the Differences in Latitude and Longitude

While walking around our residential neighborhood - I noticed several neat uses of space. See the porch cut out of the attic roof above. Notice the solar panels and skylights.

Monday we were settling into our surroundings. We walked the two miles from our house to downtown - did some shopping - and eating. Then we took a cab home because it was mostly uphill. Today we will pick up our rental car and start some touring. 

We bought personal products and an iron. Lulu just loves shopping and loves having a purpose to do it here. 

It is still light here at 9 PM. We went to bed at 8 PM and got up at 6 AM. All the walking had men sleeping 10 hours straight. 

LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE

Tallahassee is at 30 N and 84 W. 

Darmstadt is at 50 N and 9 E.

As a result we are 20 degrees farther north - which means the sun in the summer stays up much longer. Last night at 9 PM it was still very bright. 

We are 6 times zones ahead of back home. When we woke up this morning at 6 AM - it was 12 midnight back home. We see the sun 6 hours before you do. 

Lulu is having her morning coffee. She bought a jar of instant - and to her surprise it is quite good. Lulu is a coffee snob - I am not sure that she is just accepting her fate here. She has a choice of walking to the coffee maker in the common kitchen - or having me use our kettle boiler - and bringing her a cup to bed. I am roughing it too. I have not bought lemons for my tea :-)  I am also using "Fein Zucker" instead fo Splenda. 

We slept last night with all the windows open - with no screens in them. For some reason the bugs do not come in. Maybe the city sprays - who knows - but it is nice. We do not have AC.