Settling in to my new apartment I new have to figure out where to do grocery shopping. My apartment is in a residential area by the river so no retail here. Eventually I was able to find a few supermarkets following the tram line back to the school and metro station

The problem I'm having is my school schedule
11.45-13.00 Class
13.00-13.15 Break
13.15-14.30 Class
14.30-15.30 Lunch
15.30-17.00 Class
17.00-17.30 Break
17.30-20.00 Teaching and Observation




When I finish after 8pm the supermarkets are either shut or have leftovers in the bakery section. I don't like to go shopping in the morning, come home, and go back to school. Or to buy stuff on the way and keep it at school all day. I'm figuring out a combination of both



The one supermarket I tend to use is in a basement and very long and narrow. They have a great bakery section with items priced as low as .10 cents. However they are closed on my way home from school so I need to buy stuff on my way to school or to go shopping and bring the stuff home in the morning before school



For fruit there is a massive produce market behind the shopping centre across from the school. Its easy to go across during my hour long lunch break and buy stuff. I've got a kg bag of peaches and nectarines for about $1.50 each.

Prices are good but when I tried to go on Saturday there were massive lines about 20 people long at each of the vendors. I can only buy stuff during the week when its not busy. Most places are closed Sunday so I have to stock up for weekend beforehand



After three years in Korea you really appreciate all the baked goods and variety of fruits which were also so expensive in Korea. Also daily I'm eating strudel. They come in varieties of apple, cherry, or cream cheese, giant slices for only $1.

Bottled water tends to be a problem. Everything is carbonated and I've yet to see pure water. Every morning they are showing Dallas dubbed in Hungarian as it was so pupular in Europe. My building is opposite the Canadian Embassy and you can almost see it in the reflection

Its also very bike friendly and almost like Amsterdam with all the bike lanes. You have to pay attention to what side of the sidewalk you are on to avoid colliding with passing bikes









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