The Bat Mobile

It is 7:30 am, I am guessing. Some light creeps through the outer shields of the batmobile- obviously the shield was not lowered all the way. I am not sure if I was awakened by a pee or what. Then I heard the shields being raised one by one, that is what woke me.

It happens every morning around this time, the shields on the windows are taken away, and the house can once again take on light. The first time it happened, I had no idea what the noise was. But as the days went by, I realized it was a morning thing that the Germans are raising these shield-like things that cover the outside of the windows at night. My first thought was the batmobile, hence the title of this blog. I guess it happens at night too, the shields going down that is, but I guess I don't notice it as much as the morning because it is quieter obviously.

So, just a part of German life that is not present in America that I noticed and thought I would share. Now that I am living in a separate apartment now, I control the shields, and lets just say it doesn't happen that early, sometimes one doesn't come up until late in the day even. But it is definitely good for the night time, and for blocking the morning light.