Travel Ninjas - German American Friendship BBQ - Mainz

 The banner greeted us as we walked into the park...The German-American Friendship BBQ!  A yearly "unofficial" event to bring the American military and German communities together over food, laughter and friendship.Held in the People's Park (Volkspark) in lovely Mainz.

Food tents were mad crowded.

The eye candy....yes.

Pic does him NO justice. 

This DJ was one of the organizers and also owns a local sportsbar.  Mogul!

He suffered over the flames for my food.  God bless him!

A larger section of the park, not the bbq area.

Another short video...getting better!!!

I didn't win a single thing.  But I did get HIT with a few items thrown into the crowd.  Grrrrr.  All in the name of fellowship!!!

The prerequisite kid's bounce castle.  They were having a blast.

Line for food was long, food was free after a short while.  Yay!

We enjoyed the sights and sounds and I (the visiting Ninja) thoroughly enjoyed hearing English, although most of the conversations centered around the Trayvon Martin verdict and how a lot of these beautiful Black men don't feel valued in the USA and have no desire to come back.  A sad shadow on an otherwise beautiful day.

We left full of food, laughs and things to think about.

A lovely fountain.  Bye-bye Volkspark!

Do you like BBQs?  Why not travel with us and make some new friends?

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Travel Ninjas - Hamburg Day 3...The Lion King...Day 40

The day has finally arrived.  We went to see The Lion King musical!

We rested most of the day as we wanted to be fresh and ready for the show!  Excitement was in the air...even on the bus!

We had to take a boat to cross the river to get to the theater.

The yellow boat is the Nala...the boat for the cast and also for theater-goers.  We were on a different boat.

Pulling up to the dock beside the theater.  Let the Magic begin!

We were greeted by the Lion himself in half of his makeup...

In motion and getting ready to perform!

He led us backstage and introduced us to some of the cast and sat us in the break-room where the cast has a full service kitchen, gourmet chef and terrace to chill on in between shows.

Most of the cast was outside soaking up the sun!

Backstage pass and tickets.

The show was completely in German but believe me I felt every word and of course every song.  "Circle of Life" gave me chills.  A classic performance by the whole cast but especially Darrin Lamont Byrd as Mufasa.  Wow.

The King!

A few shots of the night skyline after the show:

We traveled back home with the King after our beautiful night at the theater. Special thanks to Darrin!

Do you like musicals?  Traveling?  Germany?  We would LOVE to see the Lion King and Hamburg with YOU!

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Opernplatzfest July 2, 2013...Somewhere in Hessen...Day 37

Back to Frankfurt for another festival!

Today we took a brief visit to a week-long festival called the Opernplatzfest.  This festival touts the slogan "eat the World" as there are foods from all over the world offered here.

The opening "gate" to this free event.

We hit the fest on day 2 around 6pm and there were plenty of people still dressed in business attire...a perfect "happy hour" type of event!  Our first stop...Apple (apfel) wine!

The traditional apple wine glass.

Sabine saying "cheers".

I spotted these huge pans of Italian goodness...

Heard music coming from somewhere close by...so we meandered over to take a look...

The Lady sang "Simply the Best" by Tina Turner and killed it!

My man was jammin...see video below!

Some more random shots of the festival.

The amazing old opera house, formal name Alte Oper.

Opera house and fountain.

Many tents offering various types of food.

More tents of goodness.

Goodbye to the Opernfest.

It was an interesting few hours of good music, food aromas, apple wine and people watching.

Do you like festivals?  Music?  Want to see Germany or somewhere else in Europe?  Hire us to be your tour-guides using any of the contact information below:

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Wilhelmstrasse Festival...Day 12

Wilhelmstrasse Fesitval...Wiesbaden June 8, 2013

A cool article on this festival:
http://www.wiesbaden.de/en/living-in-wiesbaden/festivities-markets/festivities/street-festival-wilhelmstrasse.php

Tonight we attended a 2-day (free entry) festival with bands, vendors and the backdrop of a beautiful garden/historical area.

I stared at this for a long time like I read German.

My senses were immediately overtaken.  Lights, camera...and oh so much ACTION!

We stopped to listen to an awesome cover band.  Dude in the white baseball cap killed Usher, Bruno Mars and Ginuwine.

White cap to the left...he was awesome!

Moves like Jagger?  Yes please!!!

We need a photographer!  Feeling the vibe!

The vendors were plentiful with cocktails, specialty foods, clothes, jewelry and even garden statues.

The "Switzerland Corner" with costume and singing.

Fancy vendors, jewelry, clothing, artwork.

One of the food vendors...delish!

We circled around to the far side of the area to witness the High Roller Casino with a fully functioning ferris wheel placed in front.  Breathtaking, don't you agree?

The incredible design and beauty of this building against the night sky.  An image I will never forget.

Native Ninja informed me that this is the "high roller" casino.  Table games only and you have to prove you have the cash to play before they let you in.


The fountain was lovely to see and romantic for some...

Incredible fountain.

The fountain and a kiss.

We had a good time walking around and sampling some of the vendor treats.  This is another festival that only happens once a year so make sure you are in Wiesbaden to check it out next June.

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Club (Verein) June 2013

Somewhere in Hessen...Day 12: Club Night # ONE:  Casa Latina

The Travel Ninjas love to party.  We drink, dance, flirt and have a general good time wherever we are in the world.

Tonight we experienced Club Latina.

Native Ninja said this might be a hot night for us.  Plenty of peeps had rsvp'd on the Facebook page (and from some of the profiles that rsvp'd I was excited to meet them...).  We dressed carefully and headed out full of expectation.

On the way there we were treated to a beautiful rainbow sunset...the cam could not quite capture how amazing this sunset was:

Breathtaking!

Ok...nature viewing was over....we headed to the Verein!

The club was gorgeous, the music was loud and right...but why was it empty?  We were fashionably late (party started at 9, we got there at 11)...where was everyone?  The girl at the door said it should "pick up in about an hour".

Helloooooooo?

In the meantime I was struck by this quote etched on the wall:

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are"

and of course...the required "kissy-face picture" to pass the time...

Kisses from Hessen!

Trying to catch the Native Ninja in the club lights...

The beautiful Native Ninja

Finally some people showed up.  Not a lot of people, but enough that when "Too Close" by Next starting spinning we finally danced enough to sweat!  Yes!  We went outside for some fresh air.  This club was beautiful inside and out.

Although the crowd never quite "popped" we had a good time at Club Latina.  The drinks were strong, the waitstaff was friendly/gorgeous and there was even advertising on the paper towels in the bathroom!  Propaganda or clever marketing trick? You decide!

They usually have Salsa dancing every Friday night and brunch on Sundays.  I truly hope we can make it back there before I (the Visiting Ninja) go home.

Come club with us!  Let's dance the night away in a foreign land! 

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