Support the Hessentag with a flag

Oberursel and Hessentag flagsYes, there was I time when I did not think I would be writing a post entitled “support the Hessentag”!

But after months of seeing the usual range of merchandising products for the Hessentag, it is refreshing to see some new ideas.  Today, it is the turn of the flags.

Oberursel has suddenly started putting up flags all over the place, the first ones I saw were on the Hohemarkstraße heading into town from the new Taunus Information Centre.  There are flags with the town’s crest on them and others with the Hessentag logo. [Read more…]

Monopoly – the new Oberursel edition

Monopoly OberurselOne of my favourite pieces of merchandising for the Hessentag was released last week: Oberursel Monopoly*.

As a fan of Monopoly, this was going to be a special edition that I had to have, so I was one of the first to buy it at the local retailer.

The Oberursel edition of Monopoly is played the same way as the standard version, except that the streets have been replaced with familiar names from Oberursel and its suburbs. [Read more…]

How white is “Just White”?

White figure with question mark - ©iStockphoto.com/kounThe moment the event “Just White” was announced I thought that this might be a question that was going to come up.

“Just White” is a concert at the Hessentag where entry is free, but you must come in white – or so the posters say.

Sometimes they just say simply “Dresscode: white”.

So does that mean going all in white, or just something you are wearing has to be white? [Read more…]

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