"Chrysanthema" in Lahr, Germany

Yesterday, we took the "bac de Rhin", the ferry that runs between Rhinau (France) where I'm staying and Kappel in Germany and drove into Lahr. Every year this town has an autumnal festival that is unique in Germany called Chrysanthema. The historic centre is decorated with thousands and thousands of chrysanthemums.  The event, which starts this Saturday, will draw an estimated 300,000 visitors over the three weeks it is on. So, work was well underway when we were there getting everything ready. We will avoid the crowds this weekend but even the bits we saw gave me a very good idea how beautiful it is all going to look.