Wittlich Pig Festival

Matt and I traveled to Wittlich Pig Festival today. It was a beautiful day, one of the first without ANY rain, in weeks! It was sunny and unseasonably warm (must have been in the 80s). Getting to Wittlich was no problem, parking on the other hand was a mess.

Me sitting on one of the many
Wittlich pigs

We went around lunch time in order to enjoy the nice weather. There was a lot to do and see. There was a carnival section with rides and games. There were food, beer, and wine stands everywhere. There was even a craft market area. We walked through the center area where the butchers were getting the pigs ready for dinner. It smelled HEAVENLY! Matt and I didn't plan on staying for dinner but maybe we will next year due to how amazing that pig smelled.
We enjoyed walking around and just taking in the scenery. Then we sat and had some wurst (SOO GOOD!) And Matt wanted some pommes (fries). Since it was about 1pm and so warm we didn't sample any of the wein (wine) or bier (beer) but people around us definately were. There was a stage being set up for later where the live bands would play.

I really got a kick out of the German idea of a carosel (real ponies tied up in a circle that kids could ride) and their idea of American carnival food (so aptly named lol) All in all a good day!

Window display with a "pig roasting"

Town center where the band plays

HUGE wine glass with the Wittlich
town crest on it

Some of the market place where vendors were selling their goods.

Town butchers working on the daily pigs...so yummy

They counted how many pigs they slaughtered each day
they cooked these in the middle of the town square next to the band

Matt is SOO excited about our wurst. It was amazingly yummy.

The stand where we got our wurst from

Bier Garten

German carousel

This stand made me laugh. They were selling "American Ice Cream".
It came in a white bucket the size of a medium pickle jar and it
had a picture of Uncle Sam on it!