Saarburg during the Rheinland-Pfalz
Fair
During the summer of 1998, April and I visited the Rheinland-Pfalz
"State" Fair in the town of Saarburg. This is a view of the
parking area located on a military training ground outside of town...
thankfully they had buses running since you can see how far the cars stretch
into the distance...
These are falls, walled in as you can see, in the center of town. This
stream flows down to the Saar River.
This is the view in the opposite direction of the shot above. That's a mill,
with the water wheel at the bottom left...
This is a shot further down the stream towards the Saar... this is my
favorite shot of the town...
A street in the town of Saarburg decorated for the Fair.
Another shot within the town...
A view of the cathedral and the Saar River.
Another view of the Saar with a church on the hill... the parade was running
across the bridge at right, then through a tunnel into the town... It was
very hot that day, so a lot of people were sitting in the tunnel to avoid
the sun prior to the start of the parade.
A carriage in the parade...
For some reason, the parade stopped for a while. Here's that same carriage
stopped at the entrance to the tunnel.
Another view of the parade... the guy on the trailer is throwing apples to
the crowd...
Another miscellaneous shot... notice the vineyards on the hills in the
distance. Also, it's very common to see designs painted or as tile mosaics
on the sides of houses and buildings. Note the knight on horse at right.
In essence, the fair was just like any fair in the U.S., with the
exception that instead of a separate fairgrounds, the people use the whole
town as a fairground.
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