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.

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.

Such as this mural, which looks like it filled in the former entrance from the street to a court yard.

Mural of a cider press in Oberursel

The Brauhaus Vetters hosted some guests in the Biergarten – for eating out and drinking beer, Germans do not need sunshine, thank goodness.

Brauhaus Vetters Biergarten on a cool day in August

We have gone down this road many times on foot, but never really noticed this fountain. Well, Oberursel is THE Brunnenstadt (town of fountains), so we are blessed with quite a few fountains around the area and might not perceive them anymore.

Fountain in Oberursel

What looks like autumn leaves are fallen leaves on a bad summer day in August.

Summer temps and sunshine in Germany abandoned us about three months ago.

Oberursel Market Place

The most famous view, undoubtedly, is the one below – looking at St. Ursula Church.

Oberursel and St. Ursula Church

Behind the church, we passed a little house resembling a Hexenhäuschen (gingerbread house). Its gate, decorated with a cat, telling us to be aware of the dog, twice.

Warnung vor dem Hunde!

In one of the two Biergarten where we stopped (Zum Schwanen), two of us ordered Gebackene Apfelringe mit Vanille Eis (fried apple rings with vanilla ice-cream). Since this was about the 10th time this month I had to translate this for non-German speakers, I figured I would post a picture.

Gebratene Apfelringe mit Vanille Eis (fried apple rings with vanilla ice-cream)

I prefer savory food, so I stuck to beer instead. But I was told the dish is as delicious as it looks.

Fortunately, we were blessed with dry skies, good music, a wonderful atmosphere around the arena, and a top performance by Bryan Adams and his group.

Setting for Bryan Adam in concert Oberursel 2011

While waiting, we could read the twitter feed for our entertainment. This new form of entertainment at a concert was new to me. Goes to show how long I had not been to a concert.

Twitter feed at the Bryan Adam's concert in Oberursel

And here is my favorite picture of “A Night to Remember” with the monitor showing Bryan Adams facing the crowd.

Bryan Adams in concert Oberursel Hessentag 2011

Bryan really hasn’t changed much from the time I saw him in concert in Würzburg in 1988. I have though – I jumped a bit less and applauded without getting bloody palms.

Bryan Adams in Oberursel Hessentag 2011

Our son asked whether Bryan stopped in mid-song to have the audience complete the lines, and yes, he had and most of us remembered enough to sing along, more or less.

Another highlight was the spontaneous performance by a young lady out of the audience. Tina, a student from Frankfurt International School, joined Bryan in a song onstage and also added a little dance performance. Saw Tina at the U-Bahn station later on and her reaction to my statement Hi Tina, great performance! showed she had become an instant celebrity already. This is definitely a night for her to remember as well, especially since she got to hug Bryan a few times.