Manderscheid Jousting Festival

This is a yearly event that takes place at the Manderscheid castle ruins and this was our first year in attendance. You get in at a discounted rate if you dress up so the kids and I wore costumes. It was very warm that day and the kids got cranky after only a couple hours so we did not stay for the actual jousting but had a good time nontheless.

Birthday Sushi in Trier

Dan and I went to our favorite restaurant, Fuji Sushi, for my birthday dinner! All you can eat sushi is my idea of heaven!

The New Ramstein Mall

We took a trip to Ramstein to check out their new mall and to eat at Macaroni Grill for my early birthday dinner. It might be over an hour away but it is as close to American shopping and food as we will get here!

Pig Fest Wittlich, Germany

This is our second year attending Pig Fest. We went one day with the kiddos and another time with some friends. This is the story behind the festival:

"The little story why the people of Wittlich are called Saeubrenner (people who burn the pigs)
In the medieval age, they closed the city gates each evening, because they were afraid of the ennemy. One evening, the guard didn't find the bolt to close the door. So he took a carot instead of the bolt - and the door was closed.
In the middle of the night, a pig came, saw the carot and ate it. What happened: Yes, of course, the door opened and the ennemy entered the town. The people were very very angry and decided to punish the pigs.
So they made a big fire and hunted all the pigs on the market place and burnt them!"