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May in Karlsruhe

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I found a very large jar of Tahini :) It is 1.5 kg! We got one artichoke in the veggie box so we shared it - it is a very strange thing to cut in half On the lookout for a new bike - the guy in the shop was very nice and talked to us for over an hour! Had some friends over again :) We have made quite a collection... Thursday was a free day so we went on a bike ride :) First pump up the bikes:  I finally got a bike shirt! It has pockets in the back :) Our route: from Karlsruhe to Heidelberg = 58 km one way  Half way = more sunblock needed! (By now I had had 1 flat tires... so it couldn't get worse, right?)  2nd flat tire - of course we had forgotten the pump so we had to keep asking people on the road if they have a one 3rd flat tire = had to cycle 3 km on a totally flat tire to find this public pump:  Reached the top! And then I got a 4th flat tire! And by now it was 19:00 and we 30 km left, so we gave up and took the train home.  Next day: Bought a new tire because the old tire wa

2. Semester! Let's go!

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 Lino was sick for some time :/  But we have a nice view from our window :) Trying out new recipes: Celeriac Steaks - pretty ok  Lino build new shelves to hold more plant! So we obviously had to get more plants...  Including a mini rose bush! It's getting warmer in Karlsruhe so the forrest is very lush: We decided to go on a bike tour and invite some friends! (This was a very fun but insane) Here we went downhill  And here it was flat But it was not a flat ride! (2,000 m climb - in some places there was a 17% rise) But we still had fun :)   We reached the top of one of the mountains! And we had no rain :) Back at home - we got some humungous beans! And had a nice supper with the Henri's :)   Went to a badminton tournament - went aaaall right, not great but it was nice to be with the others and I won some body soap :) University wise: 1. I am learning how to code c++ It is actually kind of fun, but first need to learn and understand the basics. 2. I am also learning to work with