I have been having a difficult time getting
good reception with my mobile surf stick, so I have been hanging out at every
Mc’Ds that I can find. But their wifi
can only be used once per day, so I
bought 10 hours of Wifi time from
T-Mobile (10 hours valid for 30 days… paid directly online using
Paypal).
Yesterday when I was in Bingen provisioning
(I had run out of Prosecco and Brie), I decided to stop at a bakery - which
turned out to be a full-scale cafeteria. Since it was late afternoon, I decided
to have dinner there (baked fish filet and lots of potato salad – about 9€). It
was good standard Bürgerliche Essen (Bürg. Ess. - German cuisine). Amazingly,
the restaurant was filled with really senior citizens, all socializing with
their friends.
Turns out this place is also a T-mobile Hotspot - so I quickly ran out to my car and got my
laptop. I was such a ‘happy camper’!! This morning around 10, I went back. This
time, the place was filled with business people (engineers and sales types -
with large charts, work papers, PCs, IPADs) many of whom were speaking in
English. Similar to the US, a waitress went from table-to-table offering more
coffee – in English no less. The free coffee refill was untypical enough, but
the waitress ‘happily’ speaking English – wow!! I only stayed for an hour, but
as I was leaving I noticed that many of the people who were still there, had
been there when I arrived. So I guess it is a real daytime hangout. It is cafeteria style and the seating area is
big and airy.. and there is also a glass enclosed dining area which gives you
the feeling of sitting outside.
The bottom line: If you are in Bingen and
are looking for a place to eat or get take-out for your journey, this is the
place to go: Bäckhaus Lüning, Saarlandstrasse 66a, Bingen. They are open 7 days
a week form at 8am to 6pm. I will be sure to put it on the website!!
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