An Unexpected Suprise

Alright, it's official, as soon as we're financially secure over here and setttled, I'm getting a small camera to fit in my purse.

Today, after the pouring rain had passed, we took the train out to the shopping plaza where the doctor's office is located. We wanted to make sure we knew where we were going and how long it'd take to get there. All the shops here are closed on Sundays so I didnt expect to be doing anything but locating the office and heading back to the hotel before the next rain wave came through.

As we're walking towards the plaza we hear the faint sound of music but dont think much of it. We walk into the square and there's this little "fest"going on. There's some children's rides and a bouncy castle. There's even a human game of Fooseball. The children were holding on to these large poles like they were the plastic pieces to the game and they were kicking the ball, trying to get it into the goal. It was adorable!

The boys got to jump around in the bouncy castle for a while. They really enjoyed that. There was this other boy in there, he looked like he was about S.'s age but twice the size. He wasnt fat but just a big, strong, looking boy. I was wishing I had my camera. Just the way he looked and in his over-alls, he was like the poster-boy for Germany. Very cute! hehe

Then in the center there was a stage and music playing with some folk dancers in traditional style dress. They actually had several different "shows"while we were there. There were some children dancing to what looked like an Alice and Wonderland story and another was what looked like some dancers to a traditional Greek or Turkish style dance.

They had a bunch of food vendors there too. This was very different for us in the way that you ordered and payed. They had a central cashier where you ordered your food/drink and then she gave you a ticket for each item. You then take your ticket to the booth that serves the food and exchange it. One of the things D. ordered was a beer and he got 2 tickets one says it's for the beir and the other says it's for the beirglas (beer glass). So we're confused now and think, well maybe it's for the glass, they give it to you to take home. Of course, I think we were the only English speaker's there but the people are very patient with us and through sign language and lots of pointing and nodding we find out that you are supposed to turn the glass back in and you get your 2 euros that you paid for it back. Kind of like insurance they get their glass back. :)

It was a surpisingly good day. Here we thought we'd be dodging rain and just running out quickly and we find a hidden little fest and get to mingle with the culture a bit. Who says there's nothing to do here on Sundays?!