Sunday, May 23, 2010

Kranzplatzfest


Over the 3 day holiday that is Pentecost, our little park called Kranzplatz is turned into a festival location. As you can see from the pictures, it is well-attended. As with most festivals in Germany, there are big trailers for dispensing local biers and Weiss wine. They literally pop up a bar on wheels. The cool thing is that the drinks are served in real glasses. You simply pay a deposit for your glass and keep refilling at the same booth.


The event seems to have a throwback theme... bands do all english music covers from all eras. There are 2 stages with music appealing to a wide audience. People just plain show up at these festivals - and they show up EVERY night!

There are booths selling all types of beads, jewelry and even LPs!


This cook does not compromise her stylish dress just because she's serving up Wurst!


Germany's festival culture is well-honed from year's of experience. You see the same vendors, wine carts, beer carts coming to all these festivals.

Even the Apfel Wein barrel somehow can hold 2 people inside to dispense Bavarian apple wine.


The food is awesome... some Indian, some traditional german pork sandwiches, flammkuchen, chinese. These women are serving up some pork meat with onions on a bun, and fish sandwiches.


This park is also home to one of the many hot springs in Wiesbaden - you can see the fountain where the steam is coming from.


Sooo, gotta go back Sunday nite with our friends for another round - I haven't tried all the food yet.

Tschus!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

I'm Baaaackkk

It's just me, Pete. After joining Mary back in the USA, she is staying to complete her 30+ year at Medary Acres Greenhouse until about mid June. I will head back there to join her shortly. So, now that I'm back in Germany, I better start blogging. Start with a short one...

Just tonight, I was headed into town to watch the Germany/Swiss Hockey WORLD Championships (Germany beat USA a few weeks ago and I have not heard the end of it). As I was trying to find a parking space, I turned a corner and there was a crowd surrounded by a bunch of beer-branded patio umbrellas. Yes, another festival ! This one is called KranzPlatzFest... presumably named after the plat or park it's held at. 2 music stages, beer and wine tents, Wurst mit brot stands. These people know festivals. I think this has something to do with the 3-day holiday in Europe - Monday is Whit Monday or Pentecost. Good enough reason to have a festival starting on Thursday and ending Monday night.

Woohoo... will get pictures over the weekend and share. Oh, and Germany is leading Swiss 1-0 after the 2nd period. Not one fight and awesome skating.
Tschus!