Chúc mừng năm mới! Happy New Year! This morning Gianna opened up her red envelopes of lucky money which contained chocolate gold bars, chocolate hearts, and some real Euros. Then at lunch time, she spiked a high fever. What is going on in this house of pestilence? So we commissioned Dan to go down to the Karneval (Fasching) parade to take some
pictures and spend some of that lucky money on German sweets while we remained at home in the warmth.
People watching the parade from above. Germans just ooze enthusiasm this time of the year.
Büttenrede – A rhyming speech mainly given during the variety shows known as Karnevalssitzungen. The "Bütt" is the lectern from which they are delivered. Germans often like to mark festive occasions with rhyming couplets. But not raps.
The bands...sometimes you can tell what tune they are playing..."I luv rock und roll, zo put another Deutschmark in the jukebox baby!"
We were watching the parade on TV and saw a papier-mâché Obama getting a full-body scan. He wore Superman underwear and had a bunch of concealed weapons.
We bought Fasching costumes and wanted to wear them for at least part of the day. Gianna is a unicorn and my giant hat was supposed to be very practical for catching candy during the parade. This picture was taken while the ibuprofen was keeping Gianna's fever down. It was all downhill from here, poor kid. I'm not sure how much more of this we can take. Thankfully Dan restocked us with medicines from the US.
People watching the parade from above. Germans just ooze enthusiasm this time of the year.
Büttenrede – A rhyming speech mainly given during the variety shows known as Karnevalssitzungen. The "Bütt" is the lectern from which they are delivered. Germans often like to mark festive occasions with rhyming couplets. But not raps.
The bands...sometimes you can tell what tune they are playing..."I luv rock und roll, zo put another Deutschmark in the jukebox baby!"
We were watching the parade on TV and saw a papier-mâché Obama getting a full-body scan. He wore Superman underwear and had a bunch of concealed weapons.
We bought Fasching costumes and wanted to wear them for at least part of the day. Gianna is a unicorn and my giant hat was supposed to be very practical for catching candy during the parade. This picture was taken while the ibuprofen was keeping Gianna's fever down. It was all downhill from here, poor kid. I'm not sure how much more of this we can take. Thankfully Dan restocked us with medicines from the US.
What a cute Mommy-Daughter photo!
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