New Beer Garden near Camp King, Oberursel

We had heard about this new beer garden from friends, and I had read about about on Facebook. With the current weather conditions of sunny and dry today, but a rainy Pentecost Sunday and Monday in the forecast, we decided to pay it a visit today.

It’s great! We live in walking distance, and were pleasantly surprised, when we arrived. We had a spot in the evening sun, while others were sitting in the shade watching the soccer game (Frankfurt vs. Bayern München).

Here are some impressions of our evening.

A ‘Wurstsalat’ (marinated cold cuts with bell peppers, pickles, onions, and radish). I’ll have that again next time.

I love this wrap-around bench under this beautiful old tree.

This Biergarten is open on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from 11:00 – 22:00 only if the weather is nice.

Starting June 2018, it will also be open on Fridays, starting at 17:00.

Address: Hohemarkstrasse 106 in 61440 Oberursel

If you are familiar with Oberursel: It is opposite from the Pizzeria Del Golfo (across the U-Bahn tracks ‘Kupferhammerweg’), or about a two-minute walk away from EDEKA supermarket.

For more information, see: http://www.sommergarten-am-urselbach.de/

Self-service style for food and drinks also includes: You have to leave a deposit, which you get back when you return the plates, cutlery, glasses, etc.

Fuchstanz Restaurant in the Taunus Mountains

Just yesterday, before we were hit with all that snow coming down today and delaying arrivals and departures from Frankfurt  Airport for up to five hours, we decided to go up the Taunus Mountains to find some snow, and the beauty of it.

Yesterday afternoon, we parked our car at the parking lot within the serpentine curve, then hiked up the mountain for a good 30 minutes. Our destination was the Restaurant Fuchstanz to have a bite to eat and a little something to drink.

Germany is full of trees,  about a third of land is covered with about 90 billion of them.

 Trees on the Feldberg

It is a 1.6km (one mile) walk from the Große Kurve (serpentine curve) to the Fuchstanz Restaurant.

Wegweiser

Time to turn around for a photo.

Maria snow

We can spot the other Frische Luft Geher (fresh air walkers) near the steaming Glühwein (mulled wine) already. There are two restaurants at the top and some outdoor vendors for the ones only wanting a Bratwurst and/or Glühwein. They also serve hot apple juice and a few other small items.

Reaching the Fuchstanz

Zum Fuchstanz (lit: to where the foxes dance)

At the Fuchstanz

The restaurant is open from Wed – Sunday from 10am – 6pm (tel: 06174 – 2 12 23). Occasionally, they also open on Mondays and Tuesday, all depending on fine weather only.

We ordered Rouladen with dumplings and red cabbage. Rouladen are made from thin strips of beef, then filled with bacon (sometimes seasoned ground beef).

Rouladen und Klösse

A box asking for a Spende (donation) for Wegemarkierer (trail blazers)

Wegemarkierer

Our visitor got himself a big cup of hot Glühwein.

Glühwein vendor

There are various trails leading to this area:

from Königstein: parking lot at the cemetery
from Falkenstein: Forest Parking Lot (Waldparkplatz)
from Oberursel: Serpentine parking lot or Hohemark
below the Feldberg Mountain : parking lot Windeck oder Teufelsquartier
as well as from Schmitten: parking lot Sandplacken

The Fuchstanz is always worth a visit. Right now, I imagine kids are riding down the trail on their sled. If you don’t have a sled, a big plastic bag might do the job too. It did for our kids when they were young, after the trail had iced over a bit.

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