This afternoon was an absolute highlight for many children at the Hessentag in Oberursel when two members of the state’s mounted police (Reiterstaffel) arrived on horseback for a session called “Polizei zum Anfassen” (police to touch).
Lara (l) and Filou (r) with their riders
And touch they did – the two horses, Filou and Lara, were more than happy to be the centre of attention and the children present were allowed to pat and stroke them. [Read more…]
This evening on my way home through the Markplatz in Oberursel I spotted American jazz singer Madeline Bell performing with the Landes Jugend Jazz Orchester (county youth jazz orchestra):
With the Hessentag taking place in the town, I have spent most of the past week either travelling by train or walking, either to my IT appointments or to cover the Hessentag itself. Only once have I used my car in that time, so that I could get home after the last train had gone if necessary.
Which fitted in rather nicely with the idea of encouraging people in Hessen to walk more.
The Mühlenbachweg in Oberursel
And to encourage visitors to Oberursel to walk even more this week, the Hessian Social Ministry came up with an ingenious idea. They are asking people to walk from either die nature park “Natur auf der Spur” or the exhibition “Landesausstellung” to the Hohemark clinic at the northern end of Oberursel, a journey that takes them along the Mühlenbachweg where the old mills of the town used to be located. [Read more…]
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