On the grounds of the Burg Linn (castle) in Krefeld there was a British Day festival and Country Fair. There were vendor booths set up selling a variety of items - everything from coats, jams, antiques, yarn, and many other things. We bought me a scarf (Everyone in Germany wears them!) and some fudge. The castle grounds were beautiful on our sunny day.
There were also Scottish Highland games. We watched the caber toss (people dressed in kilts tossing a long tree trunk to flip it end over end) and the hammer throw (a metal weight with metal ring handle thrown for distance).
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| Castle in the background, white tents for the vendors, Scottish games participants in the field. |
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| Action shot of the man doing the hammer throw. |
Several men were walking around playing the bagpipes which made for a festive atmosphere.
The highlight of the day was the Sheepdog trials. We really enjoyed watching the border collies herd the sheep. It's amazing what they can do with just the one word commands from their owner. It reminded us of Sydney, our border collie. There were many poses that the dogs looked just like Sydney.
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| Bagpipes, crowds, nothing could distract the dog from his job of herding the sheep. |
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| The dog's owner used three different languages to talk to his three dogs - each dog got a different language. |
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| Looks just like our Sydney ready for the frisbee to be tossed! |
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| One more...just 'cause he looks just like Sydney back at home! |
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