We were going to be adventurous - then we changed our minds

@boiboing (13153)

Northampton, England

January 6, 2016 12:07pm CST

I'm out for dinner tonight with my boss in Bremen (northern Germany). She was planning that we'd go to a new place but it's getting late, there are several inches of snow on the ground, and it's very cold out there. So we thought better of it and instead of taking a tram for several stops and exploring somewhere new, we'll just go to our regular haunt at the city's Ubersee (overseas) Museum. We've been eating there for many years, know the menu inside out and never get a bad meal. Summer and dry weather is for adventures. Today we'll settle for comfort food and a place that won't look askance at my rubber boots.

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@LadyDuck (459172)

• Switzerland

6 Jan 16

I do not like to explore cities when it's cold and there is snow on the ground. I am looking at the menu of the Übersee Museum, it looks good.

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@LadyDuck (459172)

• Switzerland

6 Jan 16

@boiboing I like to have a look at the menus of restaurants, I get idea about what to cook.

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@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

6 Jan 16

@LadyDuck I am going to start telling you where I'm going and asking you to pick my food for me!

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@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

6 Jan 16

I am blown away that you go and check the menus for me when I say I'm eating out. That's so sweet.

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@suzzy3 (8342)

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6 Jan 16

I would go somewhere close I know in bad weather.

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@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

6 Jan 16

Yes, it's not the best time for experimentation, is it?

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@suzzy3 (8342)

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6 Jan 16

@boiboing I have just heard some terrible things happening in Germany at the moment. Females have been told to stay away from groups of immigrant men. Need I say more. Be careful.

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

7 Jan 16

@suzzy3 security in the railway station was quite high last night and talking to my boss, she was clearly quite shaken about recent events but hopes that they won't be repeated.

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@amadeo (111948)

• United States

6 Jan 16

comfort food sounds fine.

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@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

6 Jan 16

Sometimes when it's cold, it's all you need.

@garymarsh6 (23393)

• United Kingdom

6 Jan 16

OH lordy you have done what is the most sensible thing. I hate going out in the snow and cold.! Bon appetite!

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@troyburns (1405)

• New Zealand

7 Jan 16

To someone like me who hasn't been to Europe in 30 years, just being in Bremen and seeing snow sounds like a grand adventure.

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@paigea (35738)

• Canada

7 Jan 16

It sounds like you have a great place to eat and close is nice when the weather is cold.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

6 Jan 16

Bremen is lovely - visited it during a student exchange in the late 70's while staying in Lingen

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@amnabas (13742)

• Karachi, Pakistan

6 Jan 16

Just take care of your boots and have fun.

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

6 Jan 16

My boss loves my rubber boots and wants me to get some for her.

@xFiacre (12631)

• Ireland

6 Jan 16

@boiboing That's disappointing, not getting to branch out a little. We went to a new Egyptian place for my birthday last night - we'll be returning.

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

6 Jan 16

Some days there's a lot to be said for familiar and comfortable.

@WorDazza (15833)

• Manchester, England

7 Jan 16

Maybe if you got some high-heeled wellies you could brave the snow and not look too out of place in an elegant restaurant!!!

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

7 Jan 16

I can't walk in heels. I have no balance.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12926)

• Nairobi, Kenya

6 Jan 16

Enjoy your meal

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

6 Jan 16

Thank you. No exotic dishes to report on tonight. A massive tomato soup and a salmon salad.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• United States

6 Jan 16

I am with you on that. I like exploring when it is warm and sunny, but not cold, dark and wet.

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

6 Jan 16

The place she had planned couldn't guarantee us a table. I didn't fancy the walk if we might not get in.

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@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

7 Jan 16

@ElizabethWallace - ah yes, only because they didn't have bicycles with them!

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• United States

7 Jan 16

@boiboing I was once at a conference with lots of German teachers. A small group of us went to a restaurant together for dinner. The Americans among us called a cab. The Germans walked there and back.

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@Plethos (13560)

• United States

6 Jan 16

comfort food over being out in the cold, its a no brainer.

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

6 Jan 16

We were nearly REALLY unadventurous and ate in the hotel but I vetoed that.

@Dena91 (15911)

• United States

7 Jan 16

Sounds like you made the right choice for the conditions.

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

7 Jan 16

Yes, I think so.

@mohaba77 (102)

• Jakarta, Indonesia

7 Jan 16

I'm happy to hear it, I hope you enjoy a happy also

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

8 Jan 16

whatever your secret spy job is, I am a bit jealous, it seems fun!

@Marilynda1225 (79961)

• United States

6 Jan 16

Bad weather would make me less adventurous too. Good to have a regular place to enjoy some good food

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

6 Jan 16

The first time I came to the city nearly 8 years ago, I ate in this place and I have been back so many times that I know the whole menu without having to look.

@MALUSE (69409)

• Germany

6 Jan 16

Snow in Bremen? A rare occurrence. Give my kind regards to Roland.

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

6 Jan 16

I will wave at him from the tram on my way back to the airport tomorrow.

@fishtiger58 (29823)

• Momence, Illinois

7 Jan 16

I agree with that. Do something you know. Explore when the weather's better.

@abhinalstrikr (4111)

• India

7 Jan 16

we should skip one thing for the better happiness and for more safety during adventurous activity,its fine exploring the city on winters night with good known taste of food