May-day at the Wilhelma Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Stuttgart:
On a recent trip to Stuttgart, we spent May-day making our way to one of the few open attractions in the city. There is just something about going to a zoo... especially when you have a partner like my Dutchman who takes as much enjoyment in the sights and sounds as I. We can only imagine what it will be like with little eyes to share all these created wonders with! We plan to go back someday with a picnic blanket and lunch in tow so we can see the whole zoo as well as the gardens. I'll never forget the orangutan's eyes though... the saddest, most patient things you'll ever see.
Suddeutscher Käsemarkt (South Germany Cheese Market), Gailenkirchen:
We enjoyed this market so much last year, that we decided to go again with some guests to revel again in the sharp smells and flavours of cheese. This year was drizzly but that didn't dampen our time. Because of the prices at the market (its really more of a craftmanship fair) we don't come away with loaded hampers, but one can sample and one can also pay 2,50 for a raclette bread, whose grease running down your chin makes the experience more than satisfactory! Every year, the market is held at the local Freilandmuseum, a land museum that takes people back to Germany's 1500's with its original buildings and furniture. Not only does the market sell cheeses but also wines, fresh produce, ice creams and food vendors as well as plants. I came away with strawberry mint, fruit mint and my one and only tomato plant. We wound up our muddy visit with a peek at the local piggies in their pens. Perhaps, we shall return next year and make this a family tradition? At least, Peter would like to attend the Butchery Fair come autumn when those little pigs are grown...
We enjoyed this market so much last year, that we decided to go again with some guests to revel again in the sharp smells and flavours of cheese. This year was drizzly but that didn't dampen our time. Because of the prices at the market (its really more of a craftmanship fair) we don't come away with loaded hampers, but one can sample and one can also pay 2,50 for a raclette bread, whose grease running down your chin makes the experience more than satisfactory! Every year, the market is held at the local Freilandmuseum, a land museum that takes people back to Germany's 1500's with its original buildings and furniture. Not only does the market sell cheeses but also wines, fresh produce, ice creams and food vendors as well as plants. I came away with strawberry mint, fruit mint and my one and only tomato plant. We wound up our muddy visit with a peek at the local piggies in their pens. Perhaps, we shall return next year and make this a family tradition? At least, Peter would like to attend the Butchery Fair come autumn when those little pigs are grown...
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| Raclette bread |
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| The local breed: Hohenlohischer Landschwein |
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| In the forge |
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