Which side of the sign can I park?

This road sign means that you cannot park or wait on the side of the road where the sign is, on the sides of the sign pointed to by the arrow:

Halteverbot mit 2 Pfeilen

It is usually placed at the side of the road so that the sign is parallel to the road with the arrow pointing left in the direction of the traffic.  With both arrows you cannot park on either side of it.

Somewhere there is usually another one with a single arrow to mark the end of the restriction, and you often see this sign in turning circles on housing estates.

If the measure is only temporary, then it has a sign below with the effective dates:

Date restriction

So I was quite confused the other day when I wanted to park in this road: [Read more…]

Parking in Teguise

Many visitors make their way to Teguise on Sundays to visit the weekly market and for those not on an organised bus tour the main problem will be where to park.

Parking in Teguise

Although it is possible to park in the streets around the centre of the town, these are often blocked off for the day with police on hand to make sure that only the locals use them.

For everyone else there are the lava fields on the outskirts, where your car will be guarded for a charge of 1.50EUR. Often these display a notice with the distance to the market – be aware that the first ones you see will not be the closest!

Hüpfburgenstadt – Bouncy Castles galore!

This week an entire collection of bouncy castles are visiting Bad Homburg, and on Saturday we decided to take a look for ourselves.

Merry-Go-Round at the HüpfburgenstadtBut what’s so special about a bouncy castle?  Well, firstly this is not just one bouncy castle – but a whole group of them in different shapes and sizes.  Whilst are the more traditional type seen at fun fairs, others are to climb up using ropes or even with holds similar to those on climbing walls.  One even incorporates a water slide.

Climbing Bouncy Castle at the HüpfburgenstadtThere are also two trampolines, a merry-go-round and a stand serving food and drink at reasonable prices.  There is also a special area set aside for children under 6.

And access to all of this only costs a single entry fee.  Since most of the local festivals usually have rides where you pay per go, this does make it rather special – they even advertise with the slogan “let you child ride on the merry-go-round as often as they want to”.

Titanic Bouncy Castle at the HüpfburgenstadtWe spent a pleasant day there and stayed for over 4 hours!

The Hüpfburgenstadt – literally the “bouncy castle town” – is in Bad Homburg until the coming Sunday (13th June).  Details of other locations can be found on www.huepfstadt.de.

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