This weekend was our town’s major event for the year – the Rodenbach Culinary Hike www.kulinarische-wanderung.de. It’s all in German so I didn’t quite understand what it was all about…until we arrived. Food. Beer. More beer. Dogs. Walking a four-mile loop in search of beer around beautiful countryside full of cows and farmers. Kids running wild, having a great time. German men and women shouting ‘Probst’ and ‘chin-chin’ and just the sound of jolly merry-makers everywhere. The best part is that it’s within walking distance from our house. We put little man in the stroller and hiked to a couple of the stations (tents set up with grills for food and taps for beer) and sat on the benches with a hundred or so others who were doing the same thing. Last year 8,000 people showed up throughout the weekend to hike and eat. Rob and I bought bratwurst on bruchen (a German roll) and a sort-of grilled pork skewer on bruchen. Very yummy. Here’s some photos!
Rob and JD having fun
- Sign for culinary hike
