This weekend was the annual Easter Festival in Wiesbaden. Like all other festivals in this region, it was well-attended. There were music stages all around the city center, wine bars, beer stands, and wurst....all kinds of bratwurst.
The festival occurs 2 weeks prior to Easter every year. There are booths setup all along the old center from artisans and other vendors. We were walking by this stage, when we heard "Little Wing" coming from this amazing duo. At that point, we just sat down and found a Rheingau wine stube, bought 2 glasses (yes, real wine glasses that you use until you are done and return to the same stand). Now, this is the way to have a festival!
Easter bunnies were in abundance, all passing out chocolate easter eggs to the kids. Of course, Mary wondered why she wasn't offered any. But with a glass of wine in one hand....
We found a new street we hadn't even been through before. It looks like an Italian alley with open air restaurants.
Of course, kids were all over the place, and some were replaced in their buggies with sponge-bob's friend Patrick!
After a bit of rain on Saturday, it is looking beautiful today so we may head downtown for another round of festivarianism.
Tschus!
Glad you are finding a new street!
ReplyDeleteSomeone told me Weisbaden has many Americans...have you found any?
How does US healthcare bill play over there?
The pictures are wonderful.
K
Happy Spring you two. I continue to love your blog with all the pix and commentary from both of you. All is ok here. I'll get off an email today to you guys. Miss you
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Hey Mary, looks like you had a good time with the girls, we are anxious to have you in the neighborhood for awhile. when do you get home?
ReplyDeletesee you soon,
mar
Hi guys. Easter is bigger than Christmas there, I hear. Glad you guys are having so much fun!
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ReplyDeleteFunny you ask that about meeting Americans. Where we sat down to listen to this duo playing "little wing' another couple sat down at our table and they were from Pennsylvania. We ended up spending the rest of the day with them. Then Mary was invited by Mary (from PA) for a night with the US women's group - basically expats or wives of expats. So now we have 2 new friends from America. The other couple is from Michigan and lives close to our neighborhood. Neither are part of the military who we rarely see around here.
Pete