The new Zellertal Reisen bus

Zellertal Reisen's new bus

Sunday March 15th was "Open Day" for the new Zellertal Reisen bus in the Drachselsried Dorfplatz. Sekt and small refreshments, along with good weather provided the opportunity for local people to talk to the management team and inspect the new bus added to the growing companies fleet.

Lucky people get a test drive

More information on Drachselsried

Drachselsried Rainbow

Drachselsried weather

The weather in Zellertal which runs from Bodenmais to Bad Kötzting, is often very different from the weather in other parts of East Bavaria. Part of this is due to the proximity of the Arber mountain.

Arnbruck and Drachselsried are situated in the middle of the Zellertal along the "Glasstrasse" or the Glass Street called because of the wide range of glass designers and products produced along the route for more than a 100 years.

Sunday 13th October weather

Very strange looking sky, then suddenly it started to rain and the sun came from behind the hills above Blachendorf to produce a wonder rainbow, with intense colours.

Freshly grilled chicken this Saturday 7th July

Sitting outside on a Saturday evening with friends, eating a portion of freshly grilled chicken and drinking a glass of beer from the local Falter brewery. Can be busy at this once a month summer evening. Very good value.

See you there.

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 Maypole

On May 1st Drachselsried used the traditional method to raise the village Maypole or Maibaum. A team of horses, brought the fresh tree, already prepared the Bavarian way to the village centre. A team of volunteers, including members of the local Fire Station, used a techniques which has been used for many years. The tractor you see in one photo is only there for safety, with a cable to the Maypole, just in case.

The new village park has been completed

The diggers and workers have left, now the new park in Drachselsried needs time to settle down. Water is now flowing into the two small lakes and grass seed has be spread, now it is just a matter of time. I guess in the autumn trees will be planted and some seats installed.

Not bad at all for visitors and locals.

Pete

Drachselsried Village Fish Festival

This is the first time the Drachselsried and Arnbruck fishing club has organised a fish festival in Drachselsried. The weather was kind until later in the evening when there was a thunder storm. One of two  Drachselsried breweries provide the beer.


The highlight for many visitors was the "Steckerlfisch" which means a fish cooked on a stick over a charcoal fire. My mackerel tasted wonderful, the beer was great.

You can also visit the English version of my Drachselsried website 

Drachsi

Fine weather for the second round of best village visitors

Thursday July 7th, new members of the committee visited Drachselsried. The weather was fine, and the visitors spent two hours on a guided tour, followed by speeches and light refreshments. A lot has already changed since the first visit. The Falter Brewery is undergoing a major refurbishment with a new roof and much more. The Drachselsried Park is being developed and will be of benefit to villagers and visitors when completed.

Drachselsried wins first round of the village competition

After a visit on Monday 6th June by a committee which viewed different aspects of the village, it was time to wait for the results. Finally on Thursday the result was Drachselsried had passed the first round. Some pictures of the visit are shown.

 

Drachselsried Badeweiher officially open, see the latest pictures

Drachselsried's open air swimming complex is now officially open. The water is fed by three mountain springs, so is cool and refreshing on a hot summers day. The Drachselsried  Bürgermeister Hans Weininger, opened the facility. About 300 guests attended.

The pool was blessed by Pater Mirco from Drachselsried

The Bürgermeister from Arnbruck Herman Brandl, "Nordic Walked" with a team of local people. Now Zellertal has an open air pool and an indoor one in Arnbruck.

Best wishes for the New Year

I wish you, and all your family a very happy and healthy New Year. If you have never visited the Nature Park area of the Bavarian Forest, 2010 is the year to do it. Drachselsried in the middle of Zellertal, check it out on Google Maps and see what a wonderful place it is to visit.

Drachsi

Kirwa Procession Friday 28th

Here is a selection of photographs of the procession as it makes it's way through the village of Drachselsried to the Falter brewery, which this year is hosting the Kirwa festival. This festival is over 4 days, Friday to Monday and is always the last week-end in August.

More pictures from our new open air swimming pool

Photographs taken on August 28th. It is expected all the work will be completed before the winter arrives, usually November. Locally this is called Badeweiher.

This week-end, it is the Drachselsried Kirwa

From Friday 28th till Monday 31st August, the well known Drachselsried Kirwa, or festival is held. Saturday is market day, (from 7.30 until about 14.00), see you there.

Drachsi

Viechtach Volksfest 15th August

Text and images shortly from the Viechtacher Volksfest 2009

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

Summer Solstice in Drachselsried

Today in Drachselsried and in most of Europe it is the Summer Solstice. Here is a link to
Wikipedia which explains what it means. Hope you all have good weather for the longest
day.

Drachselsried Badeweiher Update 1

The construction of the Drachselsried Badeweiher is continuing. Here are my current pictures, to see the first pictures taken, please look in the April archive.