Fourth of July in Bremen

This was my first Independence Day spent outside the States. I knew it was going to be just a normal day in Germany, which it was. I did not have any American shirts to wear, so I was not able to fully show my Americanness. After work, though, I met up with some American friends for a drink in an Irish Pub (it was the closest we could get to an American restaurant or bar). I tried to get an American beer, but the only American drinks they had were drinks like Jack Daniels, so I had a margarita. Afterwards, we were hungry so we went to the McDonalds down the street. It was the first time I had been in a McDonalds since I had been over here. It was very good. I had missed those shoestring fries. I also noticed that it was more expensive here than it is in the US. After we ate, we went back to the pub to hang out for a little while longer. Our waiter was Irish, and he was surprised that we weren’t drinking more. He said, “You’re American? I thought you drank more.” He was also surprised that we were not doing more for Independence Day. We requested for the bar to play Mr. Brightside, and they were nice enough to do it. You could definitely tell which table requested it. After we were done for the night, I took the tram back with one of my friends, and I got back fine. We did have to leave at a certain time to make sure that we could take the tram back. Later at night, the trams run a lot less frequently. Basically, it was an excuse to hang out with some friends and have a good time, just without the fireworks.