And from this day forth, Löherstrasse shall be known as The Street of Culture
Who ever said life in Fulda was boring? Well, maybe I did once, but no more. Fulda is a sleepy little town in the middle of vast amounts of countryside, but it is a sleepy little town that never fails to surprise. If you want wild nights out, lots of different clubs to choose from and an Irish pub and cinema showing films in their original version (i.e. not polluted with German dubbing) then, admittedly, Fulda probably isn't the place to be. But Fulda does have it's moments of greatness. The Stadtfest, with its Weinfest, 4 live stages, fashion shows, beer tents and great bands, showed a different side to Fulda. A side that we appreciated very much.
Just this weekend we were present at the grand opening of the Red Corridor gallery in Fulda. We stood amongst the high class society of Fulda, and listened to the artists and then to a local councillor. One of the artists and founders of the gallery explained his reasons for locating the gallery in Löherstrasse in Fulda: simply because everyone said it wouldn't work. The artists were extremely convincing in their motivation to want to stimulate debate, push boundaries and to make people think. Fulda is a very conservative town, I hope they succeed.
And, as if that wasn't enough for one weekend. On Sunday me and Ragil took my new bike (yes, Augusta has been replaced) out for a trip into the countryside. We made use of Fulda's excellent cycle paths and rode to the lake. We took some pictures, it was rather picturesque, and then, as we cycled on, noticed a strange, unmistakeable smell. Horses. Sure enough, in the distance stood a car park full of horse boxes and lots of jockey-like types walking around in jogpers. 
We wandered around the back of the barn and happily stumbled upon a show jumping competition. I have never been present at one of these events before and it was really quite an interesting experience for me. Once we had watched about 15 competitors and the presentation ceremony we cycled on home and proceeded to smoke out the flat and stairwell with our debut roast beef experience. Once the smoke had been fought, aluminium foil is apparently the key, we enjoyed a quite fabulous Sunday dinner of roast beef and yorkshire pudding, roast parsnips, mash, carrots, green beans and gravy. Washed down with a nice Riesling from the Black Forest region. Brilliant.
A smashing weekend in Fulda with art, pool, the Gemüsemarkt, posh, cultured types, show jumping and a great Sunday dinner.
n.b: pictures = Fulda during the Stadtfest
10 comments:
dont tell me that you are trying to find a job within the Fulda government...though it is now good to know why the gallery is located at Loherstrasse(wher is this street btw?:-). So, now going back to Fulda i can enjoy the great gallery nights, and not think anymore of the viennese ones :P.
Well, actually, i very much missed Fulda and whole ICEUS(see!i am writting it with capitals).
BTW, do you know any good flats around there? For a rational price.
A job within the Fulda council - hmm, interesting. Why not?! Maybe I could be the Minister for Culture and encourage the opening of more art galleries and cultural forums, all down Löherstrasse. The street in question is the one with Adana Döner on it, and Löhertor.
Good flats in Fulda? Erm, unfortunately not. We could act as an Immobilien for you if you want, for a small price of course :P
Enjoy the rest of your time in Vienna and make the most of the art galleries, Red Corridor is a cool place, but rather small...
did i hear someone looking for a flat in fulda ?? for a wee amount of compensation the job could be done, sir... :P
u c, u've been away too long from fulda! you don't even know where the famous loeherstrasse is.. tsck tsck.. shame on you young man!!
anyway, i take your challenge on pool, but don't blame me if you get your ass whooped and cry like a river... =))
ragil
ps: lucy was a bit upset that you only addressed the challenge to me. you're being sexist, she said!! (or scared that she's also gonna whoop your ass!) hah!
lu, the song that you write in your profile, is it that one: "just to keep this man alive, she works hard from nine to five, she puts up with all his trash... " or something like that??? hence did ragil force you to add that your homelife is however lovely??? ha ha ;-)
How dare you make such an accusation! :P
No, of course not, it is the Dolly Parson classic, the lyrics of which can be found on this very blog. What song is that anyway? I think you just made it up :P
How is the Belgian chocolate?
oh, i'm obviously not an expert in dolly parton classics! what i wrote is a lovely funny song, i have it at home, on tape... and actually don't know more about it - only that i like it very much... and that one should feel really lucky if homelife's not like in the lyrics... btw: i'm really not creative enough to invent such nice lyrics ;-)
belgian chocolate is great: huge variety, everything so delicious, it makes me happy (and my belly fat pads grow)... that's why i actually don't wanna come back to fulda... but unfortunately i'll have to. because maybe i'll be homeless from today or tomorrow on as the police barricaded our house.... uuuhhh... where shall I sleep then? ;-)
but beyhan sweetie, I am totally unafraid because if i should get stuck in our door frame it will just be for a few days and then you'll be back in small exciting Fulda to save me!!! :-)
Damn shame that you've had to announce the demise of Augusta. A bike with character is so hard to find....
Just wait til you see a photo of the Wild Eagle... :)
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