This week was the Viking festival in Adventon near Osterburken. Adventon is a permanent medieval village, where the founders want to make a historical village to use as a site for events like these.


Hungry peasants, Ursula, Kathryn, Aiden, and Noah.



Here come the Vikings! Their leader announced that they were there to sieze domestic animals, such as women and children.



The melee! After the last man was left standing, he would annouce that the warriors were not yet ready for Valhala. He would then command the dead to rise. The process would then repeat itself.

We visited the Felsenmeer (Sea of Boulders) in Lautertal in Hessia a couple weeks ago with Mark, Vickie, Danny, and Sabrina.


Kathryn on a Rock


Kathryn, Sabrina, and Danny


Mark and Vickie

A quick trip to Alsace and we found Monkey Mountain! These Berber Monkeys come from Morocco and Algeria. On entry to the park everyone gets a hand full of popcorn. Hungry monkeys wait along the trail.


Sleepy



Watching



Hungry

Afterwards we visited Haut Königsburg. This is an 12th century castle that Emperor Wilhelm II restored at the beginning of the 20th century.

The view towards Germany.

Playmobil Park in Nuremberg

We went here with the Plumleys.


Kids behind the waterfall.


Stacie climbing around.


Ursula descending into the maze.

The Shea family gets medieval! At the beginning of August we visited the Mittelalterfest in Angelbachtal. We made some progress on our outfits.