One is the Internationaler Verein Windrose (a non-profit organization), with their clubhouse serving excellent Portuguese food in Oberursel, specializing in beef and seafood dishes.

We had ordered the beef steak skewer, one with scampi and one without. Our guest looked surprised – I believe I had the same look on my face when I had been served the dish for the first time.

Beef dishes at a Portuguese Restaurant, Oberursel

Meeting place: In front of the EDEKA supermarket on Hohemarkstrasse (you can take the U3 and get off at the station Kupferhammerweg)

Tour fee: € 3

Mr. Kopp is an infinite source of information and this tour is very recommendable.

For more information in German, visit CampKingOberursel.

Camp King Mountain Lodge

For more information about Camp King in English, visit my other website Pension Sprachschule.

Oberursel Altstadt

View from the Marktplatz towards St. Ursula Kirche with the guest house Zum Hirsch (to the deer) on the left.

Gasthaus "Zum Schwanen" in Oberursel

Weathervanes in Oberursel

The church tower carries a weather vane, which is typically the Wetterhahn (German: rooster). This neighboring house has one sitting on the roof top, but I would hope this is only for decorative purposes and put up by the owner himself.

The old saying jemandem den roten Hahn aufs Dach setzen (to place the red rooster on s.o.’s roof) means this person wishes to burn down the house. Usually someone else’s.

To learn more about it, visit the group Camp King Oberursel Reunion on Facebook.

I am glad to hear this is happening!

Mountain Lodge/Officers' Club at Camp King

Thanks to AllThingsGerman for pointing out this event!

On Sundays and public holidays: The first bus leaves Oberursel-Hohemark at 9:36 and between 10:36 and 17:36, the bus runs every 30 minutes stopping in Sandplacken, Oberreifenberg, Niederreifenberg on its way to the Feldbergplateau.

The last buses leave the Feldberg at 17:34, 18:04 and 19:04.

On workdays: With fewer passengers to be expected, the buses run only every 60 minutes. The last buses leave the Feldberg at 17:34 and 19:04.

For more information, please visit the VHT website for their regular updates. This schedule will change again once skiing season is over.

Not much happening in terms of snow right now, not even on the Feldberg. German weather update at Wetter Kleiner Feldberg.

The tour starts in front of the Vordertaunusmuseum at the Marktplatz at 2pm and costs €3 per person.

Oberursel Altstadt

In this photo, the Vordertaunusmuseum is the corner building on the left.

For more events in and around Oberursel, visit AllThingsGerman-events.

These tours are meant to give you an idea what life was like in the Middle Ages. With the help of your flashlight, a guide, and sturdy foot wear, you get to explore the castle interior at night.

Due to popular demand, a second tour has been added to this year’s flashlight tour program.

30 Oct 2012 at 19:00 and 21:30

Please register by 28 Oct at the Burgbüro (office), tel: 06173 – 77 88 or e-mail: burgverein@burgkronberg.de

Fee: euro 6 (discounted fee: euro 3)  I’d assume the discount is for students. 

Important: Bring your flashlight!

Internationaler Verein Windrose e.V. Oberursel

This house, at first glance, looked like a regular residence to us – until we noticed the menu in the showcase. It featured quite a bit of seafood, some appetizers and about six steak dinners to choose from.

Yesterday evening, we went there. Since the sign above the entrance said  Internationaler Verein Windrose e.V., we first had to inquire if we needed to be members to get a meal. “No, this was changed a few years ago,” we were told. The Vereinslokal (club house) is open to the public now.

As walk-ins we got the last seats in the house (back room), where we enjoyed the best meal we have ever had in Oberursel! My husband had the Bife Brasil ( Brazilian steak with mushrooms, bacon, and shrimp in saffron sauce, served with potatoes and rice). I had Espetada mista di carne ( beef of a skewer, served with pototoes, rice, and beans). We were also served a big bowl of salad to share. The Portuguese wine EA (red and dry) was also reasonably priced at €14, 50 a bottle.

Since this is a club house, you should make reservations beforehand. A bit unorthodox, but you have to make the reservation in person (not by phone, not by e-mail), this is what their website Windrose Oberursel Vereinslokal stated. It is best to locate the restaurant beforehand anyway, because it is quite off the beaten path. The website still has the remark club house only open to members, but as I had stated earlier, this is no longer true.

The hours of operation are as follows: Wed 18:00 – 24:00, Fri 18:00 – 01:00 and Sat 18:00 – 01:00

Address: Neutorallee 18 in 61440 Oberursel

Last, but not least, this association is very engaged in helping young foreign students integrate into German school life in Oberursel and vicinity. In 2004, it was awarded the Integrationspreis by the Hochtaunuskreis. New members are always welcome.

Edit: You may also make your reservation by phone: 06171 – 3945 

Feldberg im Taunus

Visitors to our area always claim how green Germany is. This year there is even more of it as we had little sun, lots of rain, and many dark days.

There is a nasty looking weather front moving in right now, it is time to close all the windows again…

As this is part of a yarn shop in the Rathausstrasse (next to city hall), the Knit Graffiti is an innovative way to advertise.

Knit Graffiti in Oberursel

The shop needs to advertise – we could not even find its name on the store front!

The internet was more helpful: Wollladen Wolllaus (wool store wool louse)  Rathausplatz 6

Unfortunately, my own Knit Graffiti, wrapped around a lantern post, had been cut down this summer. It was a fairly small piece of knitting, but probably did not adhere to German sidewalk regulations.