My god it s Chav-city!!! It s ok if the weather is bad and you want to stay inside and shop in…read morecheap shops. There s a big real supermarket which is really good. Parking is free if you buy something in one of the many shops.

This book store is literally situated in the city centre, right at the Hugenottenplatz (opposite…read morefrom the McDonald's). It is rather large, set over three floors, and even includes a small café. The variety of books is quite large, covering all topics you can think of: cookbooks and travel guides, fiction and non-fiction, books in all kinds of languages, and even an entire area devoted to school and university books. It is perfect if you're looking for a gift (there is a huge "gift" area downstairs) or just browsing around. However, if you are looking for one book in particular, chances are high that they don't have it in stock. The service is great, nevertheless, they will order it for you and you can usually pick it up the next day! All in all, it's a nice store if you're looking for a random book to read, and it has a nice café included as well. (Try the Chai Latte!!) - just don't expect to find that ONE book you are looking for. PS: There are couches right next to the "travel area", just grab a book that looks nice, sit down and start reading. That way, if you like it, you can still buy it after having a proper in-depth look.

Good day to come shopping at the wonderfully renovated Galeria in Erlangen. Hurry into the store,…read morelots of good sale offers (angebots). Anything you need to continue in a good summer vibe is on sale. We also stopped in @Dinea restaurant where they were serving a variety of cold & hot foods as well as plenty of beverages. Not too, many folks here taking advantage of the sales. For once they have the current season's merchandise on sale and not the shop worm old stuff from previous seasons. Leave the old stuff for the cheap resellers. With the fluctuation of the euro these days the sales offers seem a bit more attractive. Although, not so much if you come from America where great sales started a more than s month ago on everything including top designers from A to Z. Whilst, perfumes are usually not on sale one can find exclusive summer offers. TAKE NOTE Galeria, Karstadt, Peek & Cloppenburg from America's prestigious department stores like Barney's New York, Bergdorff Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom's Sak's Fith Avenue to name a few. Now all these store ship abroad for a small flat rate (no duties).

Your watch stopped working? You need a new pair of shoes? Perhaps a costume for Halloween? Or a…read morewedding ring? Some chocolate? You name it - they have it! I mean, honestly - you can even buy plane tickets here! And cutlery! And I didn't even mention the toys department yet! This place is brilliant! The staff - not so much! Lots of grumpy old ladies whose only pastime seems to be hating you for daring to approach them at their cash desk. Sadly though, this giant department store seems to be a little out of it's time. The only people who seem to frequent it nowadays, apart from the moody staff, are the older generation who remember its glorious days. Germany used to be full of these department stores that had everything you could wish for. Sadly though, due to online shopping and super-sized malls, these places, like Galeria Kaufhof, are a dying breed. Although I can clearly remember doing our entire Christmas shopping here, with the whole family, I haven't been here in 2-3 years. Walking through this place yesterday sparked old memories of a time where you had to go to places like these, instead of being able to buy everything by using a smartphone. After all, amazon has all these useful reviews (and we do like our reviews, don't we?) and you don't have to deal with the grumpy old cashier woman. Bottom line: * city center (right across the street from Arcaden) * feels like a museum * has everything you could possibly need - and then some more * check out the awesome sweets department * beware of the grumpy old ladies