Sep 19 2007
Fürth’s new Ufferpromenade
August 24th was the official opening of Fürth’s Ufferpromenade. We’ve been anticipating it for quite some time now, and since I have a garden plot in the Inter-Cultural Garden (which is along the promenade), I have been able to watch it turn from a jungle of tangled weeds to a really beautiful walkway for everyone to enjoy along the river.
To celebrate the large amounts of people that would be passing by and through our garden (the mayor estimated about 30,000 visitors), we decided to have a lettuce auction to help raise some money for our organization. It quickly turned into much more with people from our garden donating extra herbs, zucchinis, peppers, and huge pumpkins! We didn’t raise much, but every little bit counts!
Later on, we walked down the promenade to the large grilling-park (that double as a flood plain when the snow melts in spring)where they had food booths and free live music from local bands. I enjoyed a pork-steak sandwich, while my husband enjoyed a 1/2 meter (19.7 inches) long Feuerwurst (fire sausage).
Now that all the festivities are over, things have calmed down, and we can go back to our usual gardening!
