Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody. Samuel Pepys, 9 November 1665 Ragtag Daily Prompt: Reconcile
Tag: Bad Dürkheim
Not Just Any Old Stupor
but drunken stupor. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Stupor
My Curry Wurst Lore Runneth Over
You get the six word title but you can’t expect me to be quiet on this topic.
Even without the curry, us Germans have a very close relationship with sausages. The biggest wine fest in the world happens each year in September in Bad Dürkheim in the Palatinate and is called “Wurstmarkt“. The people of the town built a large, detailed fountain in the central square called the “Wurstmarktbrunnen”.
I rather prefer this rapproachment over a sausage than Brezhnev and Honecker.
Incidentally, Honecker was born and grew up pretty close to the Wurstmarkt, namely in the Saarland. Where my son and grandson had the best currywurst EVER when we were on holiday there. They still talk about it a year later – even though the Ruhrpott (the area around Duisburg, Essen, Dortmund et.al.) and Berlin vie for that honour.
Definitely serious business. Do not disturb!!
Incidentally, I saw a report on TV where they asked Asian people on holiday in Germany what they thought about currywurst. Their reaction to this very German dish was hilarious.
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Anew into the Breach, Dear Friends!
The largest winefest in the world beckons anew this weekend. After sampling the local fare, I might be less than well versed when quoting Shakespeare.
A double dip because our tram leaves soon (a tram ride of almost 2 hours – but we’re not going to risk our driver’s licence).
FOWC with Fandango: Anew and Six Word Saturday
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I Was soo Exhilarated
at least that’s what it says on the brooch. It is a memento from the 2012 Wurstmarkt in Bad Dürkheim, the largest wine festival in the world (sort of like a huge Oktoberfest with wine instead of beer). The little replica glass is called a Dubbeglas which is typical for the Palatium. They drink their wine in half litre glasses that have grooves so they don’t slip through their fingers when they eat something fatty at the same time.
Five Wet and Wonderful Words
Nautical: A fishing boat in front of Roker Pier in Sunderland.
Splendid: In the 18th century the Mannheim Palace was larger than the palace of Versailles.
Refraction: A circumzenital arc (not a rainbow) or the sky smiling.
Selected: A sculpture in the spa gardens of Bad Dürkheim. He’s been selected and he knows it.
Familiar: How more familiar can you get than snuggling bum to bum?
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in July
Go, Maja, Go!
The peonies have started to bloom. This direction, go!
Maja is the name of a frisky cartoon bee. She is very famous in Germany and hence, bees are often called Maja.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: Index
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Touting His Wares
Bargain stalls at local fares were called “Cheap Jacob” in former times. The customers were mostly rural people who seldom if ever got in the bigger towns to do their shopping.
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Read the Room
and if the room is a square, that’s okay, too. He might be spouting drivel but he is holding a glass of Pfälzer wine while he is pontificating on … well, drivel. And his friend approves.
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