This week was a party week. Last friday, everyone was out doing something. Petra went to a cool german version of a baby shower. This is after the baby is born. The hostess will make a long bread, like a party sub sized bread, and then decorate the top of the bread with the babies name in frosting. After the bread is made and on a stand, they hang milk and coffee and all sorts of things down the sides. Then after you eat a little bread, you go around the town and knock on peoples doors that you know and you have champagne and other alcoholic drinks. I didn't completely understand the concept, but like every celebration in Germany, you just drink, and you will be fine.
On Tuesday, we had labor day. May 1st. is the German day for labor day. You build a wagon and walk around for a day and drink. This was our wagon. My friend on the right, made the stereo in the middle out of old beer crates and it was one of the coolest stereos that day.
That day, we walked around our town and partied. Then for lunch, we found a cool place in the woods with tables and chairs made from tree stumps and grilled. After that, we walked to the only hill in our town. The hill is actually an old, dismantled hospital that was covered in dirt, and made into a park with a wooden tower built on top. It was a meeting place for most of the kids in our area, because it's centered between Wessum, Ahaus, and Wuellen. Labor was pretty chill, and completely different that the beach days we would have in the U.S.
No comments:
Post a Comment