Rain in the Karolinenviertel

I like heavy rain in the same way I like airports: it takes ya down a notch. At the airport we are reduced to shivering little animals, who spend 7 dollars on Doritos and shuffle around belt-less. When it pours, the same thing happens.

All the sudden people in Gucci loafers are throwing trash bags over their heads. Our plans become ruined. Our needs become simple; stay warm, stay dry, and stay put until it’s over. 

 Last weekend was a rainy one, and the cold has been especially bitter this July in Hamburg. But I felt more connected to the people of the the trendy Karolinenviertel, as the rain came down around us, than I ever had before.

Rain protection

Light drizzle

Spotted at the UFeldstrasse market, which takes place on Saturday and is full of delightful junk.
Seeking cover in a bizarre shop in the Karolinenviertel, in which nothing was for sale and the owner was too immersed in his science fiction novel to notice. 
Sun slowly coming back out at the market







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