Stuttgart's shopping district hosted a "Spring Awakening", or "Frühlingserwachen" yesterday, which meant that all of the shops extended their hours (and sales) until midnight instead of closing at the usual 8pm. The streets were full of people, full of small advertising stands (open your bank account here! buy your next car there!), several overpriced food trucks, and some interesting live music mixed in with some Truly Awful music. Pretty typical for a city-sponsored event.
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| Banner on Königsstrasse, the main shopping street. |
One of the food trucks was representing the Cannstatter's Club, so I took what is quickly becoming the obligatory picture. Cannstatter's here has the same September [beer-drinking, bratwurst-eating] festival as the Philadelphia Cannstatter's. In Philadelphia, the festival usually happens on Labor Day. Here it is part of Oktoberfest. I've been told I need to get tickets in July, at the latest, if I want to go. I've marked my calendar!
Despite the city-declared "Frühlingserwachen", Spring still hasn't sprung. It was in the mid-40s yesterday and rained a cold rain overnight. The people below are trying to coax the Spring to finally arrive. The vine-letters spell "Garten", which you probably guessed means "garden".
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| "Garten" display in front of Schlossplatz/Königsbaupassagen. |
Here's hoping Spring is actually on its way!
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