The Schwebebad in the Strackgasse in Oberursel (literally “floating bath”) is open to the public during the Hessentag in Oberursel, but only for tours of the facilities available.
The Schwebebad reception area
Visitors can take a look at the open floating tanks or pools, of which there are three to choose from. The Mediterranean, or Classic tank, the space-themed tank and the underwater-theme tank. Afterwards they are shown the rest room and the water massage room. [Read more…]
It has been an interesting week using the local train system (U-Bahn) to get to appointments and to the Hessentag in Oberursel.
The first couple of days were particularly chaotic, as the trains were forced to slow down so much on the part of the line that runs from the main station up to Lahnstraße, that by the time the train had reached the first level crossing the trackside signals had reverted to “halt”. The driver then had to use his signal key to re-activate them, losing more time.
The new passenger information system was also not coping with the slow trains very well. They must have been passing over the sensors so slowly, that the boards still showed the train as being in the station.
A U3 train waits to cross the Kupferhammerweg
Since Sunday this has been improved [Read more…]
On Sunday I was invited to accompany Staatsminister (Minister of State) Axel Wintermeyer around the Landesausstellung (County Show) at the Hessentag as part of the press pack. Minister Wintermeyer is head of the State Chancellery.
Ironically, I was one of the few to take advantage of the invitation, the irony of the situation being that it was his department that refused my press accreditation only a few days beforehand!
Minister Wintermeyer with his staff and a Hessen mug in Hall 1
The Minister started his tour at his own department’s stand in Hall 1, where visitors were being offered a mug with the Hessian coat of arms on it in return for a donation of at least €2. The funds raised are due to be donated to the Oberurseler Werkstätten (workshops for the disabled). [Read more…]
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