Electric cars travelled from Stadtallendorf to Oberursel

During the Hessentag in Oberursel last Sunday, a collection of electric cars arrived from Stadtallendorf.

The electric cars in front of Hall 1 at the Hessentag in Oberursel

The electric cars at the Landesausstellung

Stadtallendorf had held the event last year, and the owners of the cars were keeping up a tradition of travelling from one Hessentagstadt to another.  [Read more…]

Visitors from Rushmoor at the Hessentag

Visitors from the Oberursel’s twin towns of Rushmoor (UK), Epinay (France) and Lomonosov (Russia) are at the Hessentag this weekend, and this evening I was able to chat to the newly elected Mayor of Rushmoor, Councillor Alex Crawford.

Since he has only been in office for three weeks, it is maybe not surprising that this is Councillor Crawford’s first visit to Oberursel, and so he only had a few first impressions of the town so far.

Mayor of Rushmoor, Counciller Alex Crawford, with his wife Jennifer Evans in Rushmoor Park, Oberursel, during the Hessentag

Mayor of Rushmoor, Counciller Alex Crawford, with his wife Jennifer Evans in Rushmoor Park, Oberursel

Over the weekend he will be attending [Read more…]

The Apple Wine Festival at the Hessentag

This evening one of the main events at the Hessentag in Oberursel was the Apple Wine Festival, with Ministerpräsident Volker Bouffier and the Mayor of Oberursel, Hans-Georg Brum, opening the proceedings by hitting a tap into a barrel of apple wine.

The event took place in the Hessischer Rundfunk tent, and was recorded for showing tomorrow evening at 10pm.

Bodo Bach rehearsing during the Hessentag in Oberursel

Bodo Bach performing in front of cardboard cut-outs

Although I was not at the event itself, I was able to attend the rehearsal this afternoon and watch as camera positions were set up with stand-ins, and with cardboard cut-outs placed at the tables to represent the VIP guests. [Read more…]

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