As the Hessentag 2011 in Oberursel draws to a close, the baton is passed on to the town of Wetzlar who will be holding the event next year.
Jutta W. Thomasius at the Hessentag
June 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On Tuesday (14th June) during the Hessentag in Oberursel there was surprise guest on the Frankfurter Neue Presse stage in the Deschauer Park: Jutta W. Thomasius.
I was not aware in advance who Frau Thomasius was, but had I known she was coming and looking in Wikipedia I would have found out about all of the high-ranking prizes she has won in her lifetime.
Jutta W. Thomasius talking to Ulrich Müller-Braun
Jutta W. Thomasius is a long-time journalist working for the newspaper group, but it was the fact that she had learnt her skills working for the “Deutsche Zeitung” – one of the first newspapers to be licensed by the American forces in 1946 – that caught my attention and caused me to listen to the rest of the interview. [Read more…]
Eppstein Castle at the Hessentag
June 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
One attraction during the Hessentag in Oberursel has been the model of the Eppsteiner Burg in the Adenauer Allee.
The model was made out of 80 tonnes of sand and took the sculptor and his assistants 400 hours to make.
Eppsteiner Burg in the Adenauerallee
Funding for the project came from the association Eppstein Touristik Service e.V., who wanted to promote the town artistically.
