Day 72: Graffiti

"Graffiti's always been a temporary art form. You make your mark and then they scrub it off" - Banksy

Project 365: #72

The view from the train is pretty diverse, from the urbanisation of the city centre, to farmlands on the outskirts (a good geography lesson). But on all the barriers, and walls near the railway lines is graffiti.

There were four things that struck us when we arrived in Germany on our first holiday here in mid-summer:

1. Everybody seems to smoke - which was really alarming as I really though the world trend was to decrease smoking.
2.  Although drinking is prohibited in public, there were many people walking with beers and alcohol in the streets (we did walk around at the time of all important football matches).
3.  A large majority of the population (mostly youth) have tattoos and piercings.
4.  There is graffiti everywhere.

The first two are abundant as there are not very strict prohibition laws, and limited policing. You can drink wine and beer from age 16. And the second two are to make a statement, and leave your mark as freedom of expression. Both are entertaining and I will miss them...but it doesn't mean that the girls will be allowed tattoos!