Miltenberg, Bavaria, Germany - 11th June 2009
By: AnjaM
The lovely old historical town of Miltenberg, Bavaria
Hi Mommy,
today is a German holiday, so Anja and her friend Maren went to Miltenberg, Bavaria, to pick up a pet rat for Maren. Of course, we TVs went along. Bavaria, wow!
First we went to see the people who owned the rat.
They lived in a beautiful house with beautiful old furniture.
The lady and her husband painted this lovely old "Bauernschrank" (farmer's cabinet) themselves about 30 years ago
And they have a guardian angel above the door
This is the village of Grossheubach where they live
We left the pet rat with its - now former - owners for a while, because we wanted to go and see Miltenberg.
Quote: | Even as far back as prehistoric and early historical times, people knew about the strategic importance of the strait at the Main “knee” between the Odenwald and the Spessart, building mighty ringwalls on the Greinberg above Miltenberg and on the Bürgstadter Berg (mountains). About AD 155, the Romans laid down the almost dead straight “Forward Limes” on the Main. Near today’s Miltenberg, the Limes came up against the Main, which from here northwards formed the Roman Empire’s natural border with Germania. Remnants of two Roman castra can be found nearby, one between Miltenberg and Bürgstadt (Kastell Miltenberg-Ost) and the other between Miltenberg and Kleinheubach (Altstadtkastell).
Under the preotection of the castle of Mildenburg (built about 1200), the town of Miltenberg took hold. It had its first documentary mention in 1237. By about 1379, the two town towers, the Mainz Gate (Mainzer Tor) and the Würzburg Gate (Würzburger Tor) framed in the west and east today’s Old Town, which grew narrow and long between the river and the steep slope. Already by the Middle Ages, Miltenberg bunter was highly sought-after, with things such as grindstones and columns being hewn in the surrounding woods. Even before 1319, the Spital St. Peter (hospital) was founded by Archbishop Peter of Aspelt.
Until 1803, Miltenberg belonged to Electoral Mainz. This is yet manifested in the town’s coat of arms, which bears the Wheel of Mainz as a charge. After the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss, Miltenberg passed to the Principality of Leiningen, with which it was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1806. After having become part of the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1810, the town finally became part of Bavaria in 1816.
From Miltenberg come the so-called Heunensäulen, some special sandstone columns meant for use more than a thousand years ago when Mainz Cathedral was being built. The master builder, however, decided that they were unneeded and they never became part of the cathedral. One of them now stands in Mainz’s cathedral square, a gift to the city on the occasion of the cathedral’s thousandth anniversary in 1975. It bears an explanatory plaque.
Miltenberg has an historical Old Town featuring many timber-frame houses. In 1912 and 1955, Miltenberg acquired lands over on the Main’s right bank to expand the town. |
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And it sure was worth the visit!
This is a patron saint. The people of Bavaria are mostly catholic, and they have Mother Mary and patron saints everywhere.
Look at the date on this lovely old timber house!
This is the pedestrian district of Miltenberg
where we had big fun riding a children's swing
and looking at the lovely toys in the shop windows
This is the restaurant and hotel "Zum Riesen" - the oldest inn in Germany!
While we were window shopping for some booze
("Wildsau-Tropfen" means "wild boar liquor" )
it started to rain, so we went to a lovely old Bavarian restaurant
and ordered some dark Bavarian beer
and one of Germany's most beloved dishes:
Schnitzel with french fries
Ooooh, that was delicious!!!
After our meal, we admired some nice wooden statues in the restaurant
and then the rain had stopped and we continued our walk
This is the old town hall - first mentioned in records in 1379 -
also showing how high the river Main reached during the floods of 1784 and 1945
What a lovely place Miltenberg is!
We also visited a shop selling wooden statues of all kinds, such as saints and creches
and soon we reached the old market place dating from the late 13th century
One house had a picture of St. Georg and the dragon
and some of the old city wall is still standing
... to be continued...
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Posted Jun 11, 2009, 10:18 pm
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Miltenberg, Bavaria, Germany - 11th June 2009
By: AnjaM
Miltenberg - a Walk along the River Main
Hi Mommy,
after seeing the sights, we walked back to the car along the river Main.
Miltenberg is situated on the banks of the river Main, and you have a nice view of the river from the promenade on the river bank.
We saw ducks and swans on the river
and the castle Miltenburg up on the hill
(close-up)
There are also some lovely old houses up on the hill
(close-up)
On the river bank, there is a big stone column, a so called "Heunesäule" (=heune column)
Close to Miltenberg there are several of these large stone columns lying around in the forest (see here: Heunesäulen).
History says there were produced for a church but never used.
The legend goes, however, that when these colums were transported to the construction site of a big church, the waggon broke in the middle of the forest, and the big, heavy columns rolled down the hill and into the forest.
As the people had no means to pick them up, and the columns were for some church official whom nobody liked, anyway, they just left them there.
After a nice walk along the river bank
Anja drove us home on a real German Autobahn
Look at the clouds in the distance!
We sure were happy to get back to Anja's place without rain!
What a nice, exciting day!
Hugs
Wieka
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Oberursel near Frankfurt, Germany - 19th June 2009
By: AnjaM
Penny Kitten arrives
Hi Mommy,
today, Penny Kitten arrived. Wow, she is so tiny!
Being a nice gentleman tiger, Terry immediately promised to be her friend and to protect her.
Here you can see Terry, myself and Harold Giraffe welcoming the little lady:
She brought a lovely picture postcard with her
and Anja promised to take us all to some nice places very soon.
Hugs
Wieka
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Posted Jun 21, 2009, 11:48 pm
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Glauburg, Hessen, Germany - 21st June 2009
By: AnjaM
Glauburg - City of the Celts
Hi Mommy,
today, Anja took me on a trip to see all the historical stuff she likes so much.
About an hour's drive from Frankfurt, there is the historical town of Glauburg, where people settled and lived already 8000 years ago.
Quote: | On the Glauberg mountain you walk in the footsteps of our ancestors from the Neolithic period to the High Middle Ages.
The Glauberg mountain rises circa 500 feet above the surrounding meadowlands of the Wetterau region. There is a small pond on the almost flat plateau.
For several thousand years this mountain with the excellent view was an ideal, secure site for settlements.
You find the remains of settlements, ramparts and fortifications from 6000 B.C.E up to the 13th century.
In the years around 1990 there was the most spectacular find: The graves of Celtic princes at the foot of the mountain.
In the graves jewellery was discovered, household articles and - the almost completely preserved life-sized sandstone statue of a Celtic prince. Around the head the statue wears a wreath of - presumably - mistletoe leaves.
Archaeologists interprete the ditches and ramparts around the grave mound as the central holy district of Early Celtic tribes.
Since his discovery, the 2500 year old Celtic prince has been travelling. Up to April 2003 you could see him in the extensive archaeological exhibition in the Walter-Gropius Building in Berlin, in May he followed the exhibition to Bonn. Here you could meet him until August 24th, 2003.
At the Glauberg mountain you can see a copy of the statue and photographs of the Celtic princes: The museum in the Glauburg village shows finds from the history of the settlement and a photo documentation on the excavation of the Celtic princes' graves from 1994 to 1997.
Plan for at least half a day for your tour following the trail and reading the information panels describing the cultural history of the settlement.
For visitor groups, the museum in Glauburg offers guided tours in the museum and on the mountain. |
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Glauburg is a nice old town with many nice old timber houses
The big museum mentioned in the article above is closed for renovation, but inside the town there is a small museum that is housed in an old school house (earliest picture of the building as a school house dating form 1908)
Inside the museum, there is a statue of the Celtic Prince that was excavated near Glauburg
and of many Celtic items that were found during the excavations, starting from 1933 (the excavations, not the items )
These rocks were used to grind grain into flour
This is what a Celtic city wall looked like
and there were many tools and other i household tems that were found near Glauburg
Some things did not last that long all in one piece, so models of them were reconstructed from the remnants found.
and there were also some other nice old items in the museum
Wow! We certainly felt very, very young when we considered that this place has a history of 8000 years!
Hugs
Wieka
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Posted Jun 23, 2009, 11:12 pm
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Glauburg, Hessen, Germany - 21st June 2009
By: AnjaM
A beautiful big farm near Glauburg - and a Linden Tree
Hi Mommy,
when we drove home from Glauburg, we saw the most beautiful farm building! Anja just had to stop her car and have a look around - and of course, we got to see it, too.
No, this is not a castle. This is really a farm!
Near the main building, there were two lovely old Linden trees, as big as a house
Linden trees blossom in early June, and the smell of the blossoms is unbelievably sweet and lovely
To German people, a Linden tree is the most romantic thing in the world, and this tree also plays a large role in German / Germanic folk lore.
Quote: | In mythology, the linden tree is a symbol of peace, truth and justice. This connection is from Germanic mythology where the linden tree is associated with Freyja, the motherly goddess of truth and love.
According to German folklore, it was not possible to lie while standing under a linden tree. Consequently, Germans often met under linden trees not only to dance and celebrate, but also to hold their judicial proceedings. Christianity later replaced Freyja with the Madonna and rededicated the trees to Mary, the mother of God. |
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The Linden tree also plays an important role as a symbol for love and peace during the romantic period in German literature and music in the 1800s, and through the ages - up to the time of Anja's grandmother - young people would meet under the big Linden tree in a village / town square to celebrate and dance - and to fall in love
Here is a song about a Linden tree, composed by Franz Schubert in 1827:
Am Brunnen vor dem Tore - song you can listen to
Ooooh, this place was so romantic! If you listen to the old song and look again at the pictures, then you can catch the mood of the place.
Romantic regards
Wieka
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Posted Jun 24, 2009, 12:21 am
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Neu-Anspach in the Taunus, Germany - 27th June 2009
By: AnjaM
Pottery Market in the Hessenpark
- and a genuine Hessian "Bembel"
Hi Mommy,
today, Anja took us to the Hessenpark.
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Hessenpark – founded in 1974 as the central Hessian Open-Air Museum.
The Open-Air Museum Hessenpark is a reflection of rural Hesse's of the past.
Over 100 buildings – a complete range of farmsteads to day laborer houses – have been reconstructed on 160 acres. As you walk through the Open-Air Museum you are guided through 400 years of Hessian history.
The Museum is organized into five groups of buildings, representing the regions they have been relocated from. These groups of buildings are named after the rivers, characterizing that particular landscape. |
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There was a pottery market in the Hessenpark today, showing and selling all kind of pottery items: traditional items for the kitchen and household and also more modern items for decoration.
This is what an old pottery workplace looks like
and this is still the way pottery is made today
The first stall sold traditional pottery, which is still used in the home by people who like traditional things
These items are.
top: a milk jug
left: a platter
right: a butter dish
and in the middle:
a genuine item that you will find only in the state of Hessen: a "Bembel"
A Bembel is a jug that is used for serving the traditional Hessian drink of apple wine. A Bembel is always grey with blue markings. As the Bembel is made of pottery, the apple wine will stay cool inside it. (And no, you never ever drop ice cubes into apple wine! )
Traditionally - before the day of refrigerators - apple wine was kept in the cellar, to keep it cool. If you wanted to drink it, you would go to the cellar and fill a Bembel with the apple wine. The drink would then stay cool in the pottery Bembel for quite some time.
Well, if you have some thirsty Hessian people sitting around the table, a small Bemble full of apple wine won't last long, anyway. That's why Bembels come in different sizes. The very big Bembels served in pubs for large tables full of thirsty people are put into a metal contraption that allows you to tilt the big, heavy Bembel without having to lift it
You see, Hessian people can be quite ingenious when it comes to enjoying their favorite drink
This stall sold many nice traditional things
and the sweet old lady in the stall told us that her father, her husband, her son and even her grandson were all potters.
She showed us some lovely pictures of them at work, making this lovely traditional pottery
Then we went on to look at the other stalls
Look at these kitten faces! You can hang them on the wall and put things into them, like flowers or pencils
Penny thought they were so cute!
There were all kinds of nice decorative things
and - of course - Anja's favorites again: dragons!
These dragons you can fill with lamp oil, and then they will have flames coming out of their noses
We saw so many cute things!
And then we saw a stall where we had such fun!!!!
.. to be continued....
Hugs
Wieka
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Posted Jun 28, 2009, 1:28 pm
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Neu-Anspach in the Taunus, Germany - 27th June 2009
By: AnjaM
Hessenpark Pottery Market - Big Fun with Pottery
Hi Mommy,
as I said, this pottery market had all kinds of items - traditional household items, decorations and all kinds of nice things.
But there was one stall where we had the biggest fun! And the two people working at the stall enjoyed it, too, and they came up with the nicest things for us to do!
They sold some really funny figurines that produce fragrant smoke when you put something fragrant inside.
We had a ball there!
Wheeee!!!
After all that fun, we needed a rest, so we joined this lovely lady on the lawn
By the way, Anja had a ball at the pottery market, too, playing "shop till you drop"
These are all the nice things she bought (some for herself, some as gifts)
By the way, this little guy sitting on the toilet and holding his nose can be used to put fragrance in the bathroom. Put some cotton in the pot behind him (where Penny kitten is sitting), then put a few drops of fragrant oil in it, and then he makes your bathroom smell nice
Oooh, what a lovely day!
Later, I will tell you about the Hessenpark itself and all the lovely timber houses and the nice things from German history that we saw.
But today, I am too tired...
Hugs
Wieka
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Posted Jun 28, 2009, 1:41 pm
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Neu-Anspach in the Taunus, Germany - 27th June 2009
By: AnjaM
The Hessenpark in Neu-Anspach, close to Frankfurt am Main
- 400 years of German history (no, this is not boring! )
Hi Mommy,
like I said, on Saturday Anja took us to the Hessenpark, an open air museum with original buildings from all over the state of Hessen, showing 400 years of German history, as it was lived in the state of Hessen.
No, this was not, repeat not, boring!
On the contrary, as they say on the homepage of the Hessenpark:
Quote: | Enjoy your trip: You will find yourself in the midst of daily life as it was experienced by our ancestors. You can compare their working methods and lifestyles with our way of life in the 21st Century. |
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When you get to the Hessenpark, which is located in the lovely wooded area "Taunus", about 10 miles from Frankfurt, there is a large area where you can enjoy things, shop, eat and drink without having to pay the entrance fee.
You start out with a soap shop and soap museum housed in - what else? - a timber house
They sell homemade soaps and sachets, without any chemical additives.
Ooooh, you wouldn't believe the wonderful smell of that place!!!
Anja bought a sachet that smells like roses
and this is a really old advertisement for the detergent "Persil". The detergent still exists today
The next shop sold brushes - the good old fashioned brushes made of wood and pork bristles, not this new fangled plastic stuff
They even had some old fashioned feather dusters, like you see in really old movies
When you walk on and follow the sign
you get to the "market place"
a pharmacy
a churchbell
a building dated back to 1589, with its gate showing the date of construction
A very interesting building was the "Kolonialwarenladen" (general store). Like the general stores in the American West, these stores sold everything: from sewing needles to sausage, and from ladies' corsets to men's shoes
Advertising signs for Maggi soups. Maggi soups are still sold and eaten today. They are quite tasty, Anja said
We walked on towards the actual entrance of the park
All these things you can see without having to pay entrance fee. You can shop, look at the old buildings, eat and drink. And you have not even entered the actual Hessenpark!
By the way:
These buildings are not replicas.
Instead, they were purchased all over Hessen (many of them in ruins), dismantled, transported to the Hessenpark, and there they were rebuilt from the original parts and restored to look the way they used to look. Using the same materials and techniques that were used in the old days.
Here is a building that is not quite finished, so you can see how it is made: of a wooden frame that is filled with clay mixed with straw
As soon as we got inside the actual park, we needed a rest in another market square
Anja bought some apple wine (yes, the stuff that is traditionally served in a Bembel )
and we all enjoyed a nice, cool drink
While we were resting, a waggon drawn by real work horses came by
... now, I will rest for a little while, too, before continuing my story...
Hugs
Wieka
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Posted Jun 29, 2009, 8:23 pm
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Neu-Anspach in the Taunus, Germany - 27th June 2009
By: AnjaM
Hessenpark - there is more to see!
Hi Mommy,
after resting and drinking the apple wine, we continued our walk inside the Hessenpark.
There were such lovely old buildings, the whole park looked like an old village
We particularly liked this old farm building from 1691 that had belonged to a wealthy farmer. The farm consisted of four buildings forming a square:a wall, the barn, the stable, and the house for the family
We also entered the house
- no, not this little house, tee hee -
This is the kitchen
and the upper story of the house has an exhibition on making fabrics in old times
flax and hemp
and wool
This is an explanation of how to spin wool
(Sleeping Beauty stung her finger with such a hand spindle and fell into a sleep that lasted 100 years... )
The people in the villages worked all day long - even in their "free" time they would sit and spin wool.
This is a "spinning room" of old times
The text says that there in such spinning rooms, there was conversation, music and fun. But all while doing work - even in the evenings, when the "day's work" was done.
Spinning wool at all times - along of all the other work - was so prevalent that this painting shows even Mother Mary spinning wool while Joseph and Jesus are doing carpentry work
The finished flax or wool threads were then woven into fabrik at these looms
Embroidery
Farm women worked all day long. For enjoyment and pleasure, they turned to embroidery.
Here are some traditional costumes with lovely embroidery
and more pictures of what the farmers used to look like
and some nice embroidery
Then we went on to the barn
where we saw pictures of people mowing corn
and threshing it
Wow! What a lot of work there is on a farm!!!
This house had a lovely herb garden - herbs were used for medicine before the days of chemistry
And there was also a display of making pottery in the old days
Wow! We had seen so much history that our little feet were tired, and we were hungry and thirsty!
So we all went to a nice country inn to enjoy apple wine and a German specialty: Schnitzel
This is a breaded Schnitzel with pepper sauce and Rösti (potato patties) and a salad. And let me tell you, Mommy, we sure ate it all!
Ooooh, that was so good!
I hope you enjoyed my little trip into German history as much as I did!
Hugs
Wieka
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Posted Jun 29, 2009, 9:17 pm
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Lich, Hessen, Germany - 4th July 2009
By: AnjaM
Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum
Lich, Hessen, Germany
4 and 5 July 09
Day 1 - Saturday, 4 July 2009
Warning:
If you are into Techno or Hip Hop, please do not read this.
If you are into Medieval Markets, you are going to love this
Hi Mommy,
today, Anja and two of her friends dressed up in their medieval clothes and took us to the medieval market in Lich.
First, we got something to drink, because it was a hot and sunny summer day - and we spent the "Taler" coins they had given us as change at the entrance on LICHer beer and Radler (a mixture of beer and Sprite, very tasty!)
With a Radler and a pretzel in our hands, we walked onto the festival grounds
where we found - what else? - dragons
Look! Medieval jewellery!!!
made by this lovely maiden
We did not have much time to look around the festival grounds,
because now the reeve ("Vogt" = kind of lord of the realm) was to give his speech and open the festival for the people of the realm.
He was accompanied by musicians and soldiers
who carried him in a sedan chair
to the other side of the festival grounds
where a stage had been erected for the entertainment of the people
and the merchants who sold their wares at this festival were introduced
Soon, a band began to play
and Anja and her friends visited the stalls of the brewer
the baker, and the butcher
which made them very happy
although you can sure meet some weird people at such a fair, such as this beggar
... I will now take a little rest to enjoy my beer and my food...
Hugs
Wieka
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Posted Jul 7, 2009, 7:10 pm
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Lich, Hessen, Germany - 4th July 2009
By: AnjaM
Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum
Lich, Hessen, Germany
4 and 5 July 09
Day 1 - Saturday, 4 July 2009
Part 2
Hi Mommy,
after we enjoyed our lunch, we went to look at the many kinds of entertainment offered. They sure gave the people "bread and circuses" - oh, sorry, that were the Romans , but it was also true for this festival.
First, there were some jugglers and jesters
and then, there was jousting among the noble knights who had come from far away to impress the people
Oooh, look at this nasty and dangerous knight!!!
But he sure got his butt kicked
Wow! Now we learned what they meant by "fire and sword"!
Wow!!!
Now we wanted to be knights, too.
And Anja was glad to oblige
After all this excitement, we needed a little rest, so we wandered around the festival ground looking at all the beautiful wares that the merchants offered.
honey and mead
wool
(remember the spindles from the Hessenpark? Here they were, not only on pictures!)
little baby shoes
and all kinds of nice things to eat and drink, to dress up in, to defend yourself, and to make your home look nice
They even had some real animals - look at the horns on these sheep!
Now, Anja laid down her cloak on the meadow, and we all took a little rest - before it was time to PARTY!!!!
Hugs
Wieka
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Posted Jul 7, 2009, 7:11 pm
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Lich, Hessen, Germany - 4th July 2009
By: AnjaM
Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum
Lich, Hessen, Germany
4 and 5 July 09
Day 1 - Saturday, 4 July 2009
Part 3
Time to party!!!
Hi Mommy,
now, after a long and exciting day, the sun was setting in the sky, dusk was breaking, and we.......
Went home and to bed???? Are you crazy??????
No way! Now, it was time to party!!!!
Anja's friends took out a Shisha (water pipe) and filled it with fruit flavored tobacco and some coals. We got ourselves a beer and a small bottle of strawberry liqueur.
By the way, such a bottle is called a "Flachmann" (= "flat man" ) in German, and it fits into jacket and coat pockets, if you are so inclined...
time to fire up the shisha
aaaah, watermelon flavor!!!
(this stuff is more fruit flavoring than actual tobacco)
Good stuff!
It was a warm evening, so our beer evaporated quite quickly
So we went and got some bottles of mead.
The light mead is flavored with Linden blossom honey (remember the Linden tree on the farm? The bees make the most delicious honey from its blossoms!)
and the dark mead is flavored with cherry and elderberry juice
Soon, it got dark, and all the people gathered around the campfires.
Some on their cloaks, some on blankets and some sitting on bales of straw - and all listening to the beautiful music of the medieval bands playing and looking dreamily into the fires
which slowly burned down
while we all were sitting in the dark, warm eveing, talking softly
and listening to the music
Try listening to the music, Mommy, and looking into the fire. Then you will feel the mood of this beautiful evening.
When the fires had burned down, we all went home and slept like babies.
Hugs
Wieka
P.S.
This band was not playing there, but this was the kind of music they played at the festival.
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Lich, Hessen, Germany - 5th July 2009
By: AnjaM
Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum
Lich, Hessen, Germany
4 and 5 July 09
Day 2 - Sunday, 5 July 2009
Hi Mommy,
we slept in a small hotel in Lich and had a big breakfast on Sunday morning. Then we returned to the festival.
First, we walked by the tents of those who had spent the night in the festival. And they were so kind to allow us to take pictures.
Anja would always ask nicely. "Noble lord and lady" she would say, "would you permit us to make a painting of your beautiful home, for a dear friend across the big water?" - and permission was gladly granted
We met some musicians
and even little red riding hood!
and then we browsed the merchant's stalls again to admire their wares
There was also fun and games
and hitting Thor's hammer
and again, so much to see
Uhm, did I tell you that Anja likes dragons?
While we were wandering around, we met some noble lords and ladies and good citizens in wonderful dress. And they all smiled and gave us permission to make a painting.
Now I need a little rest, Mommy, before another exciting fight!
Hugs
Wieka
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Posted Jul 7, 2009, 7:12 pm
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Lich, Hessen, Germany - 5th July 2009
By: AnjaM
Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum
Lich, Hessen, Germany
4 and 5 July 09
Day 2 - Sunday, 5 July 2009
Part 2
Hi Mommy,
now, it was time for another fight.
Yesterday we had seen the knights jousting. Today, there was a joust by the knaves (who served the knights).
The game was announced by the lord of the realm
assisted by the monk Brother Rictus
Look, the two even posed, just for us!!!
The game is played as follows:
In the middle of the playing field, there is a leather ball that weighs 120 kg (approx 240 pounds), just like a knight in full armor who has fallen off his horse.
There are two teams of knaves. Each team tries to drag the ball past their own goal line, while the other team tries to prevent them from doing so. At the same time, mind you
After this game, it was time for a little snack again
(yes, there be dragons )
The things that look like meatballs are Falafel, oriental vegetable balls. Very tasty! And we had had more than enough meat the day before...
Then we had some mocha from an oriental booth
and just took it easy today, after all the walking around and partying yesterday
All the adult were lazy, while the children were playing in the straw.
We did take a leasurely walk, however, lazily looking at the stalls and making a purchase here and there.
Look at those gargoyles!
They are sure to scare off evil spirits!
At this booth, Anja "fell in love" - but you'll see
And in case you are wondering, Mommy:
Yes, the people who attend the festival purchase these lovely things - to complete their costume, to use them or to decorate their homes.
Finally, we got tired, and we rode home on a horse
When we got home, Anja unpacked all the lovely things she had bought
remember the dragon with the helmet from yesterday morning?
Well, it has found a new home!
And, like I said, Anja fell in love at the festival - with the most beautiful jewellery you can imagine!
Oh wow, I wish I were a lady, so I could wear this!
Dear Mommy, I hope you enjoyed my tale as much as I enjoyed this wonderful weekend!
Hugs
Wieka
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Posted Jul 7, 2009, 7:13 pm
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