Pokémon Go

I have been in Germany for all of 8 days now and am slowly getting used to the erratic weather that seems fairly normal here. One of the tools I've been using to get used to living here and getting to know my way around is #pokemongo.

When the game released just over a year ago, I jumped on the bandwagon along with many of my peers. We ran around town from Pokéstop to Pokéstop, trying to "catch 'em all!" while seeing Pretoria like we had never seen it before. However, the Pokéstops were comparatively few and far in between, and with the game as unbalanced as it was initially, we stopped playing after 3 months but continued to keep track of the in-game developments, promising to rejoin when the game became more balanced or if we found ourselves in areas with more in-game activity. We played again briefly over Christmas when we were down in Cape Town and only again when the gym system was redesigned.

With the reworked gym system, a fairly strong character, and an army of loyal cyber creatures I confidently took to the streets in the town I'm currently visiting. I was pointed in the direction of some interesting sites without meandering endlessly through residential areas in the hope of finding something. Whenever we get to a new town, my phone comes out and I find the sites around. The automation of the system was so impressive that my 58 year old aunt joined me in the Hunt this week. Finally I have someone to join #Batbag and myself on adventures to the most beautiful sights!

Please enjoy some of the pictures of Batbag:

Batbag explored a recreated Roman tower

Batbag couldn't go inside the church because he may catch fire!

What is a day without flowers?