Oberursel, home to Frankfurt International School (FIS), has a lot to offer. Sunday’s fest, Herbsttreiben, was held in the old part of town, and we noticed many curious newcomers. Also overheard a German explain our Grüne Soß’ to someone in English. The poor lady could not think of the word herbs, so she said the Grüne Soß’ was made from green “things”. It surely is!

Here we have the local Mayor Brum (second from left) with some of the fest’s representatives.

Scary looking jester. By the way, the last British king to employ a jester was Charles I, which was more than 300 years ago.

The fair also had old machinery on display such as this saw and wood splitter vehicle (dates probably back to 1934). The German description read: Selbstfahrende Bandsäge mit Holzspalter.

This Ebbelquetscher (apple press) was run by two young men, showing how apples were pressed in the old days.

Here goes one of the many buckets it took to fill up the tub below.

The fest might have been a wash-out on Saturday as it rained most of the day. We got lucky on Sunday as it stayed dry.

 

Oberursel had its annual apple wine contest.

Oberursel is a good place to live.