For the past few days I have noticed that a lot of children at the Hessentag have been carrying helium-filled balloons that are shaped like the S-Bahn trains that stop at Oberursel’s main station.
Today I found out just how popular they are. Once my daughter had one flying behind her, people kept stopping us to ask where to get them.
So here is the answer: [Read more…]
The trains to the Hessentag today (Whit Monday) are running to a special bank holiday timetable.
Although this has been extended for the Hessentag, it still means that until 11am the trains only run every 30 minutes.
Which I why when I arrived at the station this morning, this was the information board that greeted me:
The same timetable will be in operation next Sunday (19th June).
The BILD website is reporting this evening that the Goodyear airship has crashed close to its base in Reichelsheim after circling over the Hessentag in Oberursel today.
Three passengers who were on board apparently sprang to safety, the pilot died in the flames.
The Goodyear airship over Oberursel at 5.20pm this afternoon
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