The downside of traveling for work is that half of the touring happens by the time the sun has gone down. Fortunately cities have invested in some good lighting!
After London we traveled to Warstein, Germany to visit a supplier, but it being Sunday nothing was open for dinner. Instead we went to nearby Soest, which is a lovely 1,000 year old town, for some delicious dinner and beer!
After London we traveled to Warstein, Germany to visit a supplier, but it being Sunday nothing was open for dinner. Instead we went to nearby Soest, which is a lovely 1,000 year old town, for some delicious dinner and beer!
Hotel Puster!
Im Wilden Mann
Churches of Soest
An amusing story told to us by our hosts: In the summer various cities have a festival called Schutzenfest. The general idea is to shoot a bird (fake) on a pole. The traditions vary a little from town to town, but in this particular festival if you are the shooter to finish off the bird you are the King of Schutzenfest. This also means that you "get" to host (ie: financially) many of the parades and feasts of the rest of the festival. So if you aren't wealthy, you want to have fun shooting but you definitely don't want to be the winner. In a recent festival a young boy accidentally finished off the bird and was named King only to be immediately chastised by his parents because they now had to host feasts. So a note to everyone: beware Shutzenfest or bring some extra money just in case :)
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