I already mentioned that Whitsun in Meerbusch is not complete without a trip to the fair.
Apart from all the rides, it’s fun to browse the wonderfully kitschy stalls, with their strange array of things to eat…. popcorn, candy floss, toffee apples, lebkuchen-hearts…
Of course there’s one stall which we Brits always make a beeline for. The [...]
This coming weekend is the annual Whitsun fair in Meerbusch. A chance for kids and adults alike to consume a diet of alcohol, fat, sugar, chemical additives and then go on rides which are guaranteed to have you splattering the fairground with vomit from a great height.
It’s an excellent opportunity for you to feed your [...]
It was a wonderful chocolatey Easter.
“Mum? And just what is the speckled hen meant to imply? Huh?”
Boy struggles to extract chocolate sculpture from box without being photographed…
A chocolate kitten for a cat-fan…
…but who got the biggest?
Dad’s egg turns out to have a surprise filling… wahey!
I have two confessions to make.
First, I am addicted to flea markets. I love them… I spend every other weekend rummaging around other people’s cast-offs looking for wonderful treasures that I can pick up for a couple of Euros. And my house is full of them. Ignorant Philistines (most of whom I am related to) [...]
