(*photos from this adventure all taken by Jessica*)

I am in the process of buying a used car from a German dealership, which involves a ton of running around and paperwork. On our way home from the test drive we took on Friday, we saw a billboard announcing a street food fest in Kaiserslautern being held in the stadium, and we took a mental note to maybe go check it out, since we also recently got Deutschland tickets for the train, so we were going to debut them at the same time.

When we looked up the fest on Saturday, it turned out that dogs were not welcome, and it was such a nice day that we wanted to bring Freyja along. Plus, she really loves the train. So we spent some time trying to find a fest to do. Not having found one, we decided to just head to Homburg and see what happened.

We ended up heading to the Stadtpark, which also opens up into a wetlands preserve. It was a beautiful walk, and we spent some time in the grass letting Freyja enjoy life. Craig brought his longboard so he would skate off for a bit and come back while Jessica and I meandered. Freyja was super offended every time he left her with us, she also really likes running while he boards.

After some time in the park, we decided it would be a nice day for a beer on a terrace. We walked past the Karlsberg beer factory in Homburg on the way to the Cafe Bar, so I figured Karlsberg on tap would be rather fresh here. We sat at the outdoor table in the middle of Homburg and discovered that the beer was indeed fresh, and it just so happened there was some sort of market going on as well, with the street shut down for vendors.

Craig tried to order a Guinness but the bar had none, so we got some normal beers. After the first round the barkeep told us she had a ‘Dunkel Karlsberg’ on tap that we should try. She was right, it was SO GOOD. That is the first time I ever actually tasted the supposed caramel notes in a beer. Probably my new favorite beer.

Afterwards we wandered around the market, which was a ceramics market full of hand-thrown colorful wares. There were some gorgeous art pieces that I felt like it would have been some form of theft to photograph.

Finally, we caught the train home, another very successful adventure in Homburg!