Here we go then. This series begins the color.
And now I have nothing left but some New Braunfels trivia and a few pics of the Wurstfest environment.
The pic below was taken just inside the entrance to Wurstfest.
Later you'll see a color version.
Off the topic, I strongly suggest that EVERYONE stop using Internet Explorer, if you can. I use Mozilla Firefox and it is much better and more secure. I am experimenting with an add-on (MANY enhancements are available for this browser) called Lightbeam. I visit a site and Litebeam allows me to see all of the third party sites involved, many of which do nothing but track my browsing and feed me ads. In Litebeam you can BLOCK those third party sites. Blocking must be done judiciously, but you can eliminate a lot of ad garbage from sites you visit often, like CNN.
I think it is clear enough from these photos that I am photographing old things. The town dates back to about 1846, I believe.
This is a lot like a microcosmic study of an old, southern, German community. These settlers were evidently not much into the lockstep militarism and nationalism of the Germanic feudal states they came from. They got out while the getting out was good.
The first day of Wurstfest is FREE, until sometime in the evening. We entered via the "free" window but avoided the opening ceremonies, like the biting of the first sausage and the tapping of the first keg of beer. Seriously. And then there is the biting of the first maiden. Not seriously. It's all about food, fun, and beer. Lots and lots of beer. And all the money goes to support various worthy causes. The city profits indirectly. There's a lot of security, too. You can feel safe and it is family-friendly. Admission was free, but you pay for the beer, and the food. However, both are very good and pricing is reasonable. Nobody is out to gouge you.
There are still many more pics to come.
