Airship crashes after flying over the Hessentag

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 during the Hessentag

The Goodyear airship over Oberursel at 5.20pm this afternoon

(Link to BILD article in German)

Oberursel Souvenirs at the Hessentag

If you are looking for souvenirs from Oberursel during a visit to the Hessentag (and not just Hessentag souvenirs), then one place to try is the J.F.Rompel stand at the corner of the Vorstadt and the Holzwegpassage.

Here you will find not only the Monopoly, but also fold-up rulers, breakfast mats, mugs, jugs, tea, keyrings, bags, and even umbrellas.  You will also find a new edition of the “Oberursel-Spiel” (Oberursel game).

J.F.Rompel's souvenir stand at the Hessentag in Oberursel

J.F.Rompel's souvenir stand

I am told that the game is [Read more…]

Bonjour Provence! at the Hessentag

During the Hessentag in Oberursel “Bonjour Provence!” have a stand in the Strackgasse between 10am and 11pm.

Bonjour Provence! are specialists for products from the South of France, and everything they are selling comes directly from the manufacturers there who they know personally.

Bonjour Provence! in the Strackgasse at the Hessentag in Oberursel

Bonjour Provence! in the Strackgasse

If you are looking for mass-produced items, then this is the wrong place.  They have concentrated on products that are produced in smaller companies and often hand-made.  Many of the items on sale are only available in Germany through them. [Read more…]

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