Our first night was spend in a hotel in Frankfurt and
we walked to this quaint little German restaurant.
Above and below......we stopped on the way in
the little town of Neukirchen for lunch.
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SHARKHUNTERS
International
Summer Solstice Celebration
As we do almost every year, a group of Sharkhunters traveled to central Germany
to celebrate the Summer Solstice and German Folkloric traditions with our friend
MANFRED ROEDER (1517-1990). Sadly, MANFRED could not be with
us as he was 'away on government business'. Actually, he was in a prison
hospital for evaluation to determine if he could spend the next eight months in
regular prison or if it would be necessary for him to spend his eight months in
the prison hospital. Speaking out against the accepted and acceptable 'history'
has its consequences. Nevertheless, the celebration and ceremonies went
forward as we see here. For security reasons, we do not give the entire
name of the people you will see on this page.
the Hospitality
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Our first night was spend in a hotel in Frankfurt and |
we walked to this quaint little German restaurant. |
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Above and below......we stopped on the way in |
the little town of Neukirchen for lunch. |
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| We can follow COOPER across Germany by the ice cream dishes! | ||
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| We took some relaxing time when we arrived at MANFRED's | The view off the deck was impressive! |
the Compound!
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Behind the main house |
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| The main house where all the social activities take place. | The other house where additional people sleep. |
the Fellowship
In this series we see the various times we are in the main
room for meals, for chat, for history and for socialization. The
fellowship was tremendous! Join us in this series of untitled photos as if you were there.
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Did you see anyone you knew? Perhaps you should have
been in these photos. Maybe next year.............but don't be like the
Chicago Cubs where "next year" never happens.
Preparations for the
Bonfire
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| WOW! That's a lot of wood to stack up. | We're getting started. | |
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| Anybody know which piece goes where? | Looks good - Rocki approves of the final work. |
.....some of the
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the Procession
the Ceremonies
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| Look closely at the pyre - the
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The day after the festivities
ended, COOPER and Lady Michele ducked out from the compound for a
delightful day of sightseeing, relaxing - and talking a little business
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Too bad that you missed this historic and fun time of fellowship in olde Germany
with traditions, meeting new friends and visiting with old friends as well.
No worries...........we will return in summer 2012 for the next Summer Solstice.
Join us and see how much fun we have; and you will meet some interesting people.