Inside the Grimm Zentrum
Or the Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum, named after the famous Grimm brothers who wrote fairy tales such as Rapunzel, Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, and The Red Cap (Little Red Riding Hood). This is a fitting name for a central library of the university that once managed the German State Library – Humboldt Universität zu Berlin.
Because I had my own motorcycle, I didn’t need to come to the library too often in between classes. I could just as easily ride home, cook lunch, and ride back to class all in the span of a 2-hour gap. By train and bicycle I lived 45 minutes away, but by motorcycle I lived just 25 minutes away regardless of the traffic situation.
Some of its collections are over three centuries old!
There was, however, one facility that really drew me to the library – the Mensa canteen. I could park right outside the building, have lunch with my friends, and then head back to class. I’d always get just fusilli, just that, because it only cost €0.65 regardless of how much you piled onto your plate. Then, I’d get the free salad dressing on the salad bar to lather up the pasta in a nice moist sauce.
