darryl@ism780c.UUCP (Darryl Richman) (01/07/86)
Dear net.people: I am planning a month long vacation to Europe this September. I have reserved time outside of the major cities and away from the "important" tourist spots in order to see some local color and folk traditions. Can any of you help me find these kinds of places? Especially you there, on the other side of mcvax, Where do you go for that day outing or weekend away from the city? I'm thinking of things akin to, say, the Gilroy Garlic Festival (Gilroy, Ca, is a principal garlic growing area and they celebrate the harvest each year), but perhaps smaller. Someplace where I can see and hear folk songs, dancing, watch craftspeople, and so on. Thanks very much, --Darryl Richman, INTERACTIVE Systems Corp. ...!cca!ima!ism780!darryl The views expressed above are my opinions only.
joh@ptsfa.UUCP (Joe Hawkins) (01/14/86)
In article <223@ism780c.UUCP>, darryl@ism780c.UUCP (Darryl Richman) writes: > I am planning a month long vacation to Europe this September. I have reserved > time outside of the major cities and away from the "important" tourist spots > in order to see some local color and folk traditions. Can any of you help me > find these kinds of places? > Someplace where I can see and hear folk songs, dancing, > watch craftspeople, and so on. At the risk of being obvious, I immediately think of the Oktoberfest in Munich. I was there for a couple of days this last Fall and not only was I glad to be there, I was very impressed by the fact that it was much more than just a huge beer bust. This celebration of the end of harvest season is centuries old, and features a wide variety of local color...the classic Bavarian dress, folk songs, cooking, arts, etc. Granted, you have to put up with tourists and the usual fare of commercialism, but make no mistake, they don't do this for the tourists, they do it for themselves! It really is Bavaria at its best. (And the beer is great, too.) Oktoberfest will probably run Sept 20 - Oct 12 this year. Gut fahrt! --------- Joe Hawkins {dual,qantel,ihnp4}!ptsfa!joh "You can keep your MTV... Pacific Bell, San Ramon I want some (415) 823-1932 good Hunan!"