The Kirwa is open

Every year Drachselsried holds a Kirwa festival, which this year runs from 31st August until 3rd September. A very rainy start to this years festival, but it did not stop the procession. Saturday was a little better and the rain held off during the open air street market.

Freshly baked bread, every Saturday in Drachselsried

Every Saturday, summer and winter, bread is baked using the traditional Bavarian method in Drachselsried.  Bread has been baked like this for more than hundred years. The photos show a mobile and a standard baking oven.

A wood fire is the first step, to heat the oven to the correct baking temperature, the remaining wood and ash are removed, the hot stones are cleaned ready for baking. Baking the bread takes about one hour fifteen, to an hour thirty minutes.

Clearing the burnt wood from the oven

Ready prepared bread mixture

Marking the bread with a cross

The Bread is ready for baking

The freshly baked bread is ready.

Waiting for the customers.

A son of the baking couple built this traditional "Backofen" Backing Oven. For German viewers the link is www.ofenbau-zelzer.de 

Drachselsried Kirwa this month

The biggest festival in Drachselsried is held this month. The highlights are the processions and the market on the Saturday. Get there early as thousands of visitors are expected. Drachselsried also has 2 breweries so you will not go thirsty. The dates to remember, Friday August 28th until Monday August 31st. See you there.

Bayerischer Wald

I heard on a day trip this week, that the Bayerischer Wald is 350 million years old, the Alps are only 50 million years old. Now I know why it is such a wonderful place.

Pete