Korb (Basket) Fest in Lichtenfels, Sept 18, 2010

 We were some of the first there on a Saturday morning and we had a great time looking around in a charming town.

 Korb kaffebecher

(coffee mug)

 Caning

 We watched several artists at work that day.

 What German brats look like.  They're not fat.

They sort-of look like foot-long hot dogs.

You get 2 on a small, crusty roll with Dijon.

(this roll is a little larger than usual)

 And my personal fav:

The basket top hat.

 Purchase #1:

I know it's not a basket,

but we used to have
a really large macrame owl when I was little,
so I couldn't pass it up!

 Purchase #2

It was a wooden bottom which I really like

Dresden Sept 11, 2010

This was my second trip to Dresden on a beautiful fall day.  We came out into a platz with a huge fall market going on and had a good time shopping around before viewing the rest of the city.

 Brats & Bier

Deutschland Staples

 Apfel Krappfla

My new favorite dessert:

Fried apple slices and topped with

cinnamon sugar and vanilla eis!

 Polish Pottery Stand

 Apfel Saft (Juice) Press

 I like this as much as I do cider!

Ampelmännchen:

 Little Traffic Light Man

These pedestrian crossing street lights are left over

from the days of former East Germany

 Part of the original wall of the Frauenkirche

 Dresdener Frauenkirche:

Church of our Lady

It was basically leveled
during the firebombing of Dresden.

The black stones are original and they can be seen throughout the building.

 Fürstenzug 

Procession of the Princes of Saxony

The Next 3 pictures are of Zwinger Palace:

Rampart Pavillion

built for Augutus' (16th/17th century)

fruit trees & parties

 Glockenspiel pavillon

 Crown Gate

 Theater Platz

 Hofkirche

Church of the Royal Household

Kurbisfest, October 3

Kurbisfest is held every year in Altendorf,  a cute little Bavarian town about 15 miles from Bamberg.  Kurbis means pumpkin.  My friends & I rode our bikes there and had a good time walking around.  We tried pumpkin brats, pumpkin Secco (champagne), zwiebelkuchen (an onion tart) and then rode back.  It was a beautiful day and a lot of fun!

Painted on this pumpkin it says:

Herzlich Willkommen

(A heart-felt Welcome)

Zum Kurbisfest

(to Pumpkin Fest)

 Every town & village in Bavaria has a church in the center,

along with a fountain,

and then the houses are clustered around them.

There will also be a crucifix statue, Mary, 

and several on the sides of buildings as well.

In addition every town has a Herzlich Willkommen sign

welcoming you to their town 

and an Auf Wiedersehen sign

saying good-bye as you leave.

 Many people just opened up their garages 

and put some tables inside for the fest.

 Noah's Ark