A little geography to start with: located in the heart of the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Essen is one of the largest cities in Germany and was the European Capital of Culture 2010. Founded in the 9th century, Essen experienced strong expansion during the industrial era thanks to the rise of the metal industry, then dominated by the Krupp family. Until the second half of the 20th century, Essen prospered rapidly and became one of Germany’s most important centers for coal and steel production ((c) expedia.com). About five hours drive from Paris, but only three and a half hours from the house …
In short we were in a beautiful brewery (for the beer) created in 1872, a beautiful red stone building, which overlooks a brewery (the restaurant), convenient at noon under the sun.
We find some exhibitors already met in Paris but fortunately also some german guys with beautiful stands.
For our part, it is the opportunity to hold a small stand in the second room, but to be honest we talked more to the Belgian neighbor than with the German couple who was on the other side …
The main building 
My wifes ! 
The second room… 
The 100 years set