Schützenfest

Crocky and I took a break from studying and writing yesterday evening and we had a really lovely time at the Schützenfest (they even have a wiki page, go figure). That's a funfair much like the Dom in Hamburg with various merry-go-rounds and merry-be-tossed-arounds for those with stomachs of steel or no fear of heights, although in contrast to the fairly generic Dom this is a festival geared towards marksmen - or used to be, at any rate, and there were still an astonishing amount of marksmen there.

We arrived at half past nine, which means that the families with small children had all gone home, the roaming bands of drunks had not hit the fair yet and the Schützen were still there in their traditional attire (this being green clothes with green loden overcoats and green felt hats with bushes of boar bristles). As were a mindboggling amount of same-sex couples. I spotted the "Gaypeople"-tent among the various stands selling food, but I doubt that that could have been the single attraction drawing them. It was really cool being among so many couples similar to ours for one, I had expected quite a different crowd, this being a Schützenfest at least by name.

I'm still pretty immersed in my work, which means I wasn't able to catch up with entries and comments and won't be for some time, but I will once this is over.



( Various funfair rides (22) )

Time for some coffee.