Amberg is about 25 minutes from our town of Vilseck and the fest was located in the downtown area of town. I was so enamored with the quintessential cobblestone streets that people talk about when traveling in Europe. Call me weird but I've always dreamed of going to Europe and walking on those cobblestone streets so I was quite happy that I got to experience that for the first time. There were lots of vendors selling all types of German food that I have no idea how to pronounce but I'm assuming it was mostly pork related. I wasn't brave enough to try anything yet, except beer, because I'm a bit picky and I like to know what's in my food. Plus, I'm not a huge pork fan. Not the ideal situation, living in a country whose main food group is pork, right? Oh well...I'll learn to adjust over time.
Nick and I did buy a huge beer and decided to share it because it was too big for me to drink alone. I think it was a hefeweizen but don't quote me. Either way, it was delicious! And the best part was that we got to keep the stein. While drinking our beer, we roamed the streets and listened to a few bands play. The bands were singing in German so again, I had no clue what they were singing, but it was fun to bounce along to the sounds of the many accordions.
Overall, it was a really fun experience. It was my first time exploring off base and really immersing myself in German culture. Everywhere you walked, you could hear so many conversations in German and it was so interesting to interact with the community for the first time. I felt so foreign! Despite the language barrier, I'm so excited to experience more fest's like that one in the future. In fact, our base is holding a German-American Volksfest this weekend so be sure to follow me so you can read about my experience at that fest as well.
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