Housing in Germany

An unexpected benefit our housing in Germany is that I am getting lots of exercise.  Our housing in Germany is on the third floor of a charming apartment building with no elevator, so every time you leave or come in, you get some exercise.  This is good.

The other thing about housing in Germany is that closets are not usually built in.  That means no entry closet, no hallway closet or no bedroom closets.  This is something I don't understand about housing in Germany.  Germans are efficient at so many things, but having to bring your own closets everywhere you move doesn't make sense to me (it's often the same with kitchens as well).  As a result, we've been buying closets - one for each bedroom, one for the bathroom stuff, etc. and hauling them up three flights of stairs.  We did the last one tonight - thank goodness!  I'm getting some pipes on me now, but wasn't expecting that housing in Germany would be such good exercise!