We went to meet our friends Chrissi, Daniel and Lilly (14 months) who lived in Melbourne for 3 years and have now returned home to Lindau, Germany. Had a swim in Bodensee (Lake Constance) in the morning then went to Chrissi's village where she grew up for the Kinderfest (Children's Festival)
This was a fantastic community run event which everyone in the village had the afternoon off work to enjoy. It started with cannons firing and a parade of the local marching band and all the children carrying flags and flowers. Chrissi's Mum had made Charlie and Samantha traditional flower headbands to wear for the occasion.
Then there was a multitude of games in the field behind the swimming pool, including: climbing a pole, egg and spoon races over a see-saw, sawing wood, hammering nails, wheelbarrow races, throwing balls and many more. The local school kids were all taking part and were scoring points for individual and class prizes. There was a huge sausage sizzle and large mugs of beer on tap. All these events were free and the kids were having a ball, finishing off by jumping in the pool.
It was great seeing such a lovely community event which the whole village took part in. The fundraising part had taken place prior to the event with door-knocking and local business involvement.
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| With Chrissi, Daniel and Lilly at Lake Constance |
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| Children doing their Maypole Dance |
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| Sawing race |
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| Nail hammering race |
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| Double ski walking race |
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| Cow milking race |
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| Samantha and Lilly |
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| Sausage sizzle! |
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| Chrissi and Charlie with a ball-maze game |
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