Truly German: Sweet catchers

Catching sweets at the carnival procession can be dangerous. Not only are there sweets and other things flying through the air, but if you do manage to catch something it might get snatched out of your hand.

Even if you are only watching the procession go by, there’s no guarantee that your neighbour will not knock you over with their over-sized handbag.

And I’m only talking about the adults!

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Photos of the Oberursel Carnival Procession

Sunday, 14th February, 2010

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Oberursel Karnevalsumzug 2010

Oberursel Karnevalsumzug 2010

Oberursel Karnevalsumzug 2010

Oberursel Karnevalsumzug 2010

Der Hessentag macht Orschel arm, wir wissen wir mer trotzdem spar'n!!!

Der Hessentag macht Orschel arm, wir wissen wir mer trotzdem spar'n!!!

The mobile sausage grill

The mobile sausage grill

Snow

Last night we had 20-30cm of fresh snow fall – I even used the bus to get to my appointment this morning as the cars are snowed it on the car park!

Here are a couple of photos that I took whilst out in Oberursel:

Snow

Altkönigstraße

Altenhöfer Weg, Oberursel

Altenhöfer Weg

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