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Baden-Württemberg
www.stuttgart.army.mil Dec. 29, 2010

Outlet shopping spans decades, oceans

Photo and story by Birgit Thompson ship store. Trigema is a high-quality sportswear day a knitted wool sweater for only €3 — an
USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs manufacturer. The store is currently a trial-store 80 percent savings.
to find out if outlet shopping will be profitable Winter jackets that were originally priced at

F actory outlets made their debut in 1971 for the company. €129 can be found on the rack marked down
in Pennsylvania. Today, the trend has This store not only carries overproductions, to €20.
not just spanned decades but crossed the seconds and returns, but also serves as the pilot Shoes and boots line the aisle between the
ocean. Germany has caught the outlet shopping for Trigema’s new lines before production hits men’s and women’s sections. The outlet also of-
bug, and it shows. full swing. Savings of 30 to 50 percent can fers belts, hats, purses and other accessories.
Not far from Stuttgart, nestled at the base of be found here, in comparison to regular store Sizes range from a size 23 to 44 (U.S.) for
the Swabian Alps, is the ever-inviting Metzin- prices. jeans and XXS to 4XL in shirts. If shoppers take
gen Outlet City with its Boss, Tommy Hilfiger, Mustang Outlet their time and scan through all the racks, sav-
The Mustang Factory Store, a unique and
Swatch and Burberry stores. ings of at least 60 percent are very possible.
little-known outlet, is found just 70 miles up
Once the production site of Boss high-end During the warmer months, the outlet also
the road in Künzelsau.
fashion, Metzingen slowly turned into a city The outlet has a beat-up exterior, but once offers the occasional sales tents where savings
of outlets and flagship stores for almost 50 visitors step through the glass doors, they will of up to 80 percent are not uncommon.
international brands. find themselves in jeans heaven. To find out more about these outlet stores,
Closer to home is the Salamander shoe factory Shoppers are greeted with the first “Schnäp- visit www.mustang.de, www.salamander.de and
and outlet mall, located in Kornwestheim. pchen” (bargain) just inside the store, on this http://www.outletcity-metzingen.com.
Salamander Outlet
For great savings in the shoe department,
visitors should stop by the original location of
this leather goods manufacturer.
The shoe factory sports a totally remodeled
exterior and several other outlet stores. Shop-
pers can hunt for all kinds of clothing bargains,
but first and foremost are the shoes found on
endless racks covering more than 2,000 square
meters.
Shoe sizes range from infant to men’s size
15 and for women, up to size 12 (U.S.) The
outlet offers an average of 30 percent off on
brands such as Salamander, Camel Active,
Timberland, Addidas, Puma, Betty Barkley,
Yellowstone, and the children’s lines of Sala-
mander, Lurchi.
Great savings can be found throughout the
year, but especially during the change of seasons
when shoppers can save up to 60 percent.
Trigema Sportswear Metzingen Outlet City features more than 60 stores in two main shopping districts within the
Adjacent to the shoe outlet is a Trigema flag- center of town. The main brands available include Boss, Joop, Strellson, Adidas and Polo.

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Food and culture

Lentil soup with sausages: Linseneintopf
Ingredients:
3 onions
One bundle of soup greens/vegetables
500 gr. (1 lb.) potatoes
1 kilogram (2.2 lb) ham bone
(Schinkenknochen)
400 gr. smoked bacon in one piece
500 gr. (1 lb.) lentils with peel
10 black pepper corns
3-4 bay leaves
3-4 branches of parsley
Salt, pepper, sugar, Maggi seasoning (Maggi is
a liquid seasoning found in all German stores
in the soup and gravy aisle)
Sausages (Wiener Würstchen)

Instructions:
Peel onions and finely chop. Clean the soup
greens/vegetables and chop. Peel the potatoes
and cut into squares. Wash the ham bone. Add
all the ingredients in a large pot; keeping the
sausages and three branches of parsley for later.
Add three liters of water and bring to a quick
boil before turning the heat down. Let the soup
simmer for three hours, stir occasionally. Chop
the leftover parsley branches and add to the
soup. Add salt and pepper, as well as Maggi
seasoning to taste. Heat sausages in hot water,
drain and add to the soup.
www.chefkoch.de

Triberg’s Christmas Magic to enchant visitors

Ongoing until Jan. 2 — Triberg/
Black Forest Christmas magic

B
etween Christmas and New Year, Trib-
erg celebrates its annual winter magic
event.
This event is a winter fairy tale lit up with
more than 750,000 individual lights.
Triberg’s waterfall will be illuminated and
included in the celebrations as the stage for
artists and other events.
Fire artists, candy vendors, music and more
await visitors to this winter wonderland.
This Black Forest Christmas magic event
is open daily from 2-10 p.m. Entrance fee for
adults is €8. Tickets for children and retirees
are slightly less.
For more information, visit www.triberg.de. www.triberg.de
Fire artists perform their show above the frozen Triberg waterfalls.
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markets and Much more
• Ongoing until Jan. 2 — Neu-Ulm
Medieval Christmas market
This market is located at the Sand-
strasse and Janufer.
This event is located at the Sport-
platz.
• Ongoing until Jan. 6 — Gegen-
bach — Advent market
This market is located at the
Rathaus.
• Ongoing until Jan. 6 — Lahr-
Black Forest — Advent meet
This event features a live, life-
sized nativity scene at the Schloss-
platz.
• Ongoing until Jan. 9 — Pforzheim
— City on Ice
The ice rink at the Marktplatz is
open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m
for skating and from 8-10 p.m. for
curling.
• Ongoing until Jan. 9 — Stuttgart
— World Christmas circus
The circus is located at the Bad
Cannstatt Wasen.
• Jan. 3 — Titisee-Neustadt — An-
tique market
This market will be held at the
Kurhaus.
• Jan. 6 — Grafenau — Epiphany
race
This event is located Wiesen-
grundhalle and starts at 11 a.m.
• Jan. 6 — Waldenbuch — Epiphany
Day
This event features hands-on
crafts and more at the Museum der
Alltagskultur.
• Jan. 8 — Ditzingen — Witch Night
This event is held in prepara-
tion for Fasching. New witches are
baptized at the Karl-Koch-Halle in
Hirschlanden starting at 6 p.m.
• Jan. 8 — Seekirchen — Apres
sledding party
This event is located at the
Haldenberg and starts at 4:30 p.m.
with a children’s sled race.
• Jan. 9 — Münsingen — Tradition-
al Fasching parade
This event is located in the center
of town.
• Jan. 4-5 — Stuttgart — Snow-
board contest
The “Relentless Big-Air” contest
will be held between the Wasen Fest-
platz and the Mercedes-Benz-Arena
in Bad Cannstatt.
• Jan. 6 — Zavelstein — Witch
baptism
This pre-Fasching event is located
at the castle Zavelstein.
• Jan. 10-12 — Ellwangen/Jagst —
Cold market
This traditional horse market is
located in the center of town.
• Jan. 12 — Wallhausen — Live-
stock market
This traditional market will be held
at the Festhalle in Hengstfeld.
• Jan. 13 — Altdorf — Variety
market
This market is located at the
Oberen Strasse and the Kirchplatz.
• Jan. 13 — Böblingen — Dance
Masters! Best of Irish dance
This event is located at the Kon-
gresshalle at the Europa-Saal. For
tickets, visit www.easytickets.de.
• Jan. 14-23 — Bad Rappenau —
Glühwein market
This winter wine festival is located
at the Pappelallee and ends on
Jan.23 with a large winter bonfire.
• Jan. 15 — Sankt Johan (Würt-
temberg) — Fasching parade
This event is located in the center
of town and concludes at the Ge-
meindehalle.
• Jan. 15-23 — Stuttgart — Cara-
van, Motors, and Tourism fair
(CMT)
The annual fair presents travel en-
thusiasts with the new highlights for
the coming year. This event is located
at the Neue Messe.
• Jan. 16 — Blaufelden — Dove
market
This traditional market is located at
the Lötzholzhalle in Wiesenbach.
• Jan. 16 — Burgstetten — Fasch-
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ing parade
This parade will be held in the cen-
ter of Erbstetten, starting at 2:14 p.m.
• Jan. 22 — Böblingen — Train,
doll and toy market
This market is located at the Kon-
gresshalle.
• Jan. 22 — Sasbach/Kappelrodeck
— Fire and flame winter hike
This winter event includes Glüh-
wein tasting, a bacon barbecue and
more. For tickets and reservations,
visit www.weingeister-ortenau.de or
e-mail info@weingeister-ortenau.de.
• Jan. 22-23 — Titisee-Neustadt —
Ski jumping
This event features international
athletes competing in the Nordic
combination. The event is located at
the Hochfirstschanze in Neustadt.
• Jan. 23 — Schemmerhofen —
Fasching parade
This event is located in the center
of Semmerberg.
• Jan. 26 — Stuttgart — TAO “An-
other World”
This event features the art of Asian
drumming. For tickets, visit www.
easyticket.de.
• Jan. 29-30 — Schonach/Black
Forest — Ski jumping
This event is located at the Lan-
genwaldschanze and the Winter-
bachstadion.
• Jan. 30 — Korb — Fasching
parade
This traditional parade will start at
2 p.m. in the center of town.
• Jan. 30 — Reutlingen — Fasch-
ing parade
This parade is located in the cen-
ter of town and starts at 1:31 p.m.
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Volksmarches in Germany Start: at the train station Würzburg. Bad Urach.

• Dec. 31 Tambach
Start: at the train station Coburg.
• Dec. 31 Vietze Höhbeck
Start: at the train station Dannenberg.
• Jan. 2 Allendorf
Start: at the train station Diez.
• Jan. 1 Nieder-Wiesen
Start: at the train station Alzey.
• Jan. 1-2 Ochscenhausen
Start: at the train station Ochsenhausen.
• Jan. 2 Neunburg v. Wald
Start: at the train station Bodenwöhr-
Nord.
• Jan. 6 Burgstetten-Burgstall
Start: at the train station Backnang.
• Jan. 6 Gänheim
• Jan. 1 Meckatz • Jan. 8 Oberrotweil
Start: at the train station Heimenkirch. Start: at the train station Oberrotweil.
• Jan. 8-9 Schömberg-Langenbrand
• Jan. 6 Leonberg
Start: at the train station Maxhütte-Haidhof. Start: at the train station Pforzheim.
• Jan. 8-9 Lahm-Itzgrund
• Jan. 6 Lanhofen
Start: at the train station Lahm-Itzgrund.
Start: at the train station Maktl.
• Jan. 8-9 Allersberg
• Jan. 8-9 Joldelund
Start: at the train station Allersberg/Rothsee.
Start: at the train station Bredstedt.
• Jan. 8-9 Stetten
• Jan. 9 Hünsborn
Start: at the train station Karlstadt.
Start: at the train station Siegen.
• Jan.8-9 Bretzenheim • Jan. 9 Untergriesbach
Start: at the train station Bretzenheim. Start: at the train station Passau.
• Jan. 9 Bichl
• Jan. 8-9 Ludweiler
Start: at the train station Ludweiler. Start: at the train station Bichl.
• Jan. 9 Grabstetten For more information, visit www.dvv-wan-
Start: at the train station Lenningen or dern.de/t_de/tb

Flea markets in Baden-Württemberg

• Dec. 31 Oos
• Jan. 1-6 Freudenstadt
• Jan. 4 Metzingen
• Jan. 5 Mannheim-Brühl
• Jan. 6 Waiblingen
Bürgerzentrum
• Jan. 6 Reutlingen Listhalle
• Jan. 6 Göppingen Freibad
• Jan. 7 Freiburg Bürgerhaus
Zähringen
• Jan. 7 Ravensburg
Oberschwabenhalle
• Jan. 8 Scharnhausen Extra
parking garage
• Jan. 8 Crailsheim Enkler
Möbel
• Jan. 8 Nürtingen
Güterbahnhof
• Jan. 8 Hilzingen Hegau-
halle
• Jan. 8 Tübingen Mensa
Morgenstelle • Jan. 9 Reutlingen Listhalle • Jan. 22 Nürtingen
• Jan. 8 Freiburg Bürgerhaus • Jan. 11 Metzingen Güterbahnhof
• Jan. 8 Kirchheim • Jan. 12 Mannheim-Brühl • Jan. 22 Böblingen Real
Güterbahnhof Real • Jan. 22 Möglingen
• Jan. 8 Heidelsheim Autohof • Jan. 14 Sindelfingen Messe Bürgerhaus
Herz’l • Jan. 15 Pforzheim • Jan. 22 Stuttgart
• Jan. 8 Tübingen Marktkauf • Jan.15 Stuttgart-Vaihingen • Jan. 25 Metzingen
• Jan. 8 Heidelberg Night mar- Österfeldhalle • Jan. 29 Korntal Stadthalle
ket KMW-halls • Jan. 15 Esslingen Firma Frainer • Jan. 29 Villingen-
• Jan. 8 Mannheim-Brühl Real • Jan. 15 Waiblingen Schweninningen BKK
• Jan. 8 Schwäbisch Gmünd Bürgerzentrum • Jan. 29 Kirchheim
Festplatz Schiesstal • Jan. 15 Tübingen Marktkauf Güterbahnhof
• Jan. 8 Singen at the • Jan. 15 Böblingen Real • Jan. 29 Esslingen
Scheferhalle • Jan. 15 Feuerbach Festhalle Osterfelhalle
• Jan. 8 Göppingen Freibad • Jan. 16 Sindelfingen Messe • Jan. 29 Böblingen Real
• Jan. 8 Böblingen Real • Jan. 20 Göppingen Freibad •Jan. 29 Markgröningen
• Jan. 8 Bietigheim • Jan. 22 Mannheim – Chil- Stadthalle
Ballkult-Halle dren’s market For a complete listing
• Jan. 8 Böblingen • Jan. 22 Feuerbach Festhalle and locations,
• Jan. 8 Hockenheim • Jan. 22 Kirchheim visit www.meine-flohmarkt-
termine.de and click on the
• Jan. 8 Stuttgart Ostendplatz Güterbahnhof 7000 zip code link.

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Baden-Württemberg
Commander: Col. Carl D. Bird
Command Sgt. Major: CSM Anthony Bryant
Acting Public Affairs Officer: Susan Huseman
Out & About Editor: Birgit Thompson
newsletter is an unofficial publication of the U.S. Army
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emphasis on events and activities occurring on the
Information and photos included in this newslet-
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