What’s On Your Mind?
Long ago, the villages of Idar and Oberstein fused into one gem of a
city that became famous around the world for producing masterpieces from
the raw ores.
As explorers found ever-more fascinating gemstones in Africa, the
Americas, and even Asia, Idar-Oberstein turned itself from mining to
importing then cutting and finishing the stones into high-quality
jewelry and artifacts.
If you take Parisian street cafe flair and mix it with the coziness of a
small German timber-framed town, you get Wissenbourg. This petit French
village situated at the foot of the Vogese National Park is located
south toward Karlsruhe, and a little over an hour away from
Kaiserslautern. It belongs to the border region of France and Germany,
the Alsace, which has developed its unique mixture of both cultures.
When asked by others what my favorite part of living in Germany is, my first response is always,
William Browne must have been to the Rose Garden in Zweibrücken. What
better place is there to visit after a long cold winter than a park full
of blooming roses? On May 1, the gates open to this picturesque area
with romantic pavilions and little ponds all dedicated to the queen of
flowers.
The trash pick up in some villages of the KMC moves as follows due to
the holidays of Good Friday (April 22) and Easter Monday (April 25):
Freinsheim will celebrate its annual blossom fest under the motto
More than 100 artisans from all over Germany, France, Belgium, the
Netherlands and Luxembourg will present their diversity of ceramic works
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the center of Homburg.