Bamberg

Our love for Bamberg has not even slightly changed. We try to get back as often as possible. They have festivals here each weekend in the summer. There is always something to do and often there is so much to do that you have to pick and choose. Bailey is in the U.S. and Mia and Camden each went to a friends' house in Bamberg, so Friday night, Bryan and I were childless - a rarity for sure! One of the many festivals in Bamberg this weekend was "Bamberg Zaubert" which is a 3 day long free Magic Festival. We had a really nice time going out to eat and meandering around. The streets are bustling with all kinds of smaller acts and then they have the big main stage with the big acts. On Saturday, Camden and Mia came home and we all went together to our friends' birthday party (Germans celebrate Birthdays big every year). In the evening, we walked back to our apartment via another festival near our place. To walk in the city at night on a warm summer evening with the city bustling is truly my idea of heaven!  Such a great weekend!

On Friday night when we got there, the festivities were just getting started...

Bryan chose "Schlenkerla" to eat :-)

A very happy Bryan!!

and this is his idea of the perfect meal :-)

After dinner, the streets started to get busier...

I love the flower boxes in summer!

So pretty!

Every where you turned, there were little acts...

And our favorite Gelato shop :-). When we first arrived here, the scoops were .60 cent euro - now they are 1.20 euro (I do have to say though that the scoops have gotten bigger with inflation :-)

Shoes on the wire - made us laugh!

Lots of families and fun activities...

I love these old "kinderwagons"Can you imagine trying to use this in the U.S - you would need a huge empty cargo van just to transport it :-). It is so practical here though! 

The shows on the big stage ran all weekend...

We sat and watched for a while and enjoyed a beer and aperol spritz (my summer favorite :-))

The locks on "our" bridge are filling up  :-)

Such a pretty evening!

And this was the Kirwa festival on the way home on Saturday night (the rising of the tree is the Bavarian tradition)