Bier? Ja!
Brave words. I slept all afternoon.
Welcome to Germany. We arrived here several days ago and had the luxury of a day to walk around the centre of the old town of Leipzig and get our bearings from the Radisson Hotel in Augustusplatz, where we are staying in incredible comfort during Marj's conference.
We visited Der Spinnerei, an old cotton factory (once the largest in Europe) and now the site of the most incredible number of artists studios and galleries. This involved a tram ride and an attempt to understand an automatic ticketing machine on board that spoke only German. We still hadn't worked it out (and didn't have the exact change required for it anyway) by the time our stop came, so the driver, who spoke no English, shrugged his shoulders and said we could get off.
Naturally, we were deposited several miles from our destination and after a half hour walk discovered that most of the Spinnerei was closed, it being Monday (like in Australia!). However, the biggest art supply shop Bas had ever seen (almost) was open, so he shopped and Marj read. The only exhibition we did get to see is described above.