Here we are in Lorsch with the Marquardt family. We are being treated to some fantastic German hospitality in very comfortable surroundings. So far we have been to the Bensheim Christmas market (I spent a year in Bensheim as an au-pair 11 years ago so it's great to visit here again) where we went up on the big wheel to get a good view of the town. We've sampled several different types of wurst, cheese, lebkuchen and been taken to a home butcher who makes his v...

Well there are no words for this festival, unfortunately there are not enough superlatives to describe this wonderful event. For those that have been before you will understand my angle, for those that have not, do it! Photos pretty much say a million words so take a look at the pics and the video and you will get the idea. Two days of Oktoberfest action and 1 week of pain was the result. Nonethesless one crazy fun filled weekend with a lot of boys. Beth did wel...