Stadtfest Kassel !

Kassel, a small city guarded by hills is where i dwell. Its no big city like Frankfurt or Hamburg but still has something about itself. Its calm , submissive, homely aura is what I love the most. But last weekend my very own Kassel stood transformed! The annual cult festival, popularly known as Stadtfest Kassel was celebrated last week and Kassel didnt look like Kassel anymore! It had a magical glamour about itself and I was left awed!

Deciding to be a part of Stadtfest with an Indian look, I got all enthu to wear a kurta and a shawl. And there!!! I go out on the streets and all eyes on me!!! I was awed again !! For a moment I thought i dressed up like a clown seeing the hard stares! With some courage I decided to go ahead till the city centre where I was supposed to meet my 'Kgp Losers' :P LOL (Pradeep and Mayank are my Kgp Losers.. They've been friends ever since I landed in this unknown land and we've been together for the most part and I've had a terrible time with them and they love irritating me and pulling my leg.. hence, Losers! Not literary ofcourse! They are IIT products! Still I dont care :P) Finally, they confirmed that there was nothing wrong with my appearance, only that I looked very Indian! Well, now thats a fact to be proud of so I stopped worrying.

The fest covered a large area and was hosted in 4 different places. There
were mainly German, English, Arabic, Red Indians bands. We had a
great time strolling in the streets, stopping to listen to instrumental pieces or songs, some familiar and some in wholly different languages.

At times tired of walking, we would sit down in front of the huge Rathaus (meeting hall) and observe the changing mood of the city! It was lovely.

Also, along the streets, there were stalls of everything you would want to shop! We looked around.. I wanted to buy earrings for my roommates but then I felt awkward in a guys company. LOL But it sooo turned out that these guys seemed more interested in picking earrings for my roommates! I was awed again! But this time it was a very mischievous awe! lol I had fun pulling their leg for a change! And not to forget.. beer shops and food stalls of all types filled the streets. We tried some of the most unknown stuff there having no clue of how they would taste!

A long evening filled with fun, awe and mischief ended my day. And the next morning, while travelling in the tram on my to ISET, I saw the empty streets and felt the old shyness of Kassel. And I finally realized that I was back from a magical world!