A Big Catch Up. I have been too preoccupied with the General Election in GB!

 Sunday 4th June:  The annual Medieval Market in the Burgplatz, Braunschweig.

 

Sorry everyone, but I have been so preoccupied with the General Election in GB, that I have not had the time or inclination to update the story of my 2017 visit to my second home in Braunschweig.  I have made amends today, by writing four blogs on one page, just to catch up on myself.  Life here gets busy, and even busier when I follow the news back home in England.

 Market stalls at the Medieval Market in the Burgplatz.

The weather for this event is normally atrocious, but this year the sun shone on us all, and the lovely smell of grilled sausages permeated the air.

 Whit Monday 5th June: Klassik im Park with friends.

 

This annual free event held in the Bürgerpark is sponsored by Volkswagen Financial Services.  Last year the weather was freezing cold, and we all sat huddled in thick coats watching the concert on a large screen.  The year was totally different, as the sun shone most of the time, although it was a little too muggy for my liking.

 

The State Theatre orchestra played popular classics, with two wonderful soloists singing famous choruses from the operas of Verdi, Donizetti, Mozart und Puccini.  The occasion is great fun, as we sit and picnic on the grass to the accompaniment of a wonderful orchestra and singers.

 Klassik im Park flyer.

 Friday 9th June:  Seniors´ Day in The Place of German Unity in

front of the Town Hall.

 

This another annual event where all the Charities and help agencies give out information to the seniors of the city.  The sun always shines on this occasion, although last year the temperature was in the 30´s and it was too hot.   This time it was lovely, with gentle sunshine through thin cloud.

 

 Dancing on the central stage in front of the Town Hall.

 Friday 9th June:   In the theatre foyer of the Heidburg school waiting for the Mayor of Bath.

 

The Mayor of Bath and the BODS, the Bath Opera and Drama Group are visiting the city for six days.   On Friday evening they gave a performance of songs from the shows, together with a similar German theatre group.

 Waiting for the Mayor and dignitaries, who were held up in traffic and arrived ten minutes late.

The German theatre group on stage performing an amusing story about the dead!  As it was all in German without much amplification, I could not understand a word of it.

 

Back soon with news of our annual Deutsch Englisch Society garden party with the Mayor and the BODS!   What a nice acronym that is!