{"id":130,"date":"2018-05-26T22:28:23","date_gmt":"2018-05-26T22:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fred-hart.de\/itzehoe2018\/?p=130"},"modified":"2018-05-29T06:39:13","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T06:39:13","slug":"itzehoe-weinfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fred-hart.de\/itzehoe2018\/2018\/05\/26\/itzehoe-weinfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Itzehoe Weinfest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 5: No Driving Today!<\/h3>\n

Over the weekend I can enjoy not having to do any driving. A well earned rest. I\u2019m in shorts again today as the temperature climbs to 30 degrees. No wind, no clouds. Too hot when it\u2019s like this!<\/p>\n

After breakfast with my hosts Barbara & Albrecht, I spent the morning with the Itzehoe Twinning Association helping them to set up their stall at the Weinfest (Wine Festival).<\/p>\n

Richard (the other Cirencester guest here this year) and I helped put up the tables and chairs in the tent, and put the table cloths on the tables. After that we did a lot of sitting down and talking about Itzehoe and our previous visits to the town while the Germans worked hard, telling us to \u201csit down, you are the guests\u201d.<\/p>\n

We stopped briefly for lunch \u2013 Uwe had gone to get takeaway pizzas for all! Once all the work was complete I was driven back to the house and I had my second lunch of the day \u2013 pasta this time (that\u2019s all the Italian bases covered) \u2013 and then an afternoon siesta.<\/p>\n

4pm saw the official opening of the Weinfest, with live music on the stage \u2013 some traditional German shanty songs (my favourite being \u201cAn der Nordseek\u00fcste\u201d \u2013 listen here<\/a>…not quite the same version, but it gives you an idea) \u2013 and a speech from the Mayor and Town Clerk. I was sitting in the VIP area with my German hosts along with Richard, Cirencester\u2019s only other guest in Itzehoe this year, and a couple from Malchin (Itzehoe\u2019s twin in East Germany) who I have met on several occasions before.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t stay at the Weinfest too late \u2013 once day turns in to evening it gets louder and the music not so good. (I like the German shanty songs, not too keen on the loud rock music).<\/p>\n

After a second siesta I got up once the temperatures started to cool down \u2013 just in time for an evening meal at the house, sausages on the BBQ with potato salad. Very tasty! We sat on the terrace for hours chatting, and for a short while even had the TV outside with the football on (although I have no interest in football at all).<\/p>\n

At 22:30 I decided I\u2019d make my way to bed. Tomorrow a day trip with Renate, Uwe and Richard. There was talk of going to the Nolde Museum near Seeb\u00fcll, but that could change. I\u2019ll just go with the flow and do whatever they want to do!<\/p>\n

Gute Nacht.<\/p>\n

FH.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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