I just came across a website that looks like there might be Easter Markets in Germany, similar to their Christmas Markets. (The website is all in German, and I don't know much German to be able to translate it.) Does anyone know anything about these markets? If you're familiar with them, can you recommend one along the Rhine? We'll be there next week, and would love to see something like this.

Dear Traveler,<BR><BR>I'm not even remotely fluent in German, but Alta Vista has a translation website that might help you. You just copy the URL of our Easter Market site onto the Alta Vista website, tell it to translate from German to English and voila! The translation isn't usually perfect, but it's better than me trying to translate. Good Luck!<BR><BR>http://babelfish.altavista.com/

Hi there, <BR>unfortunatly most of the easter markets have already been in the middle or end of March. For You didnt verify Your location, I cant give You an exact view, but I hopre this helps. <BR><BR>Have fun<BR>Gar<BR><BR>Hessen:<BR>Ostereiermarkt in 35287 Amöneburg-Mardorf, Bürgerhaus Mardorf, Kreis Marburg-Biedenkopf, 6. –8. April 2001, 10 - 6 pm, oldest eastern-eggs-market in Germany<BR><BR>Ostermarkt in 60547 Frankfurt/Main, Airport, Terminal 1, 6. – 16. April 2001, 10 - 6 pm,<BR><BR>Ostermarkt in 64385 Reichelsheim-Ober-Ostern im Ostertal, Odenwaldkreis, 14. And 15. April 2001, 10 – 6 / 2 pm<BR><BR>Ostereiermarkt in 64720 Michelstadt, Odenwaldmuseum, Schenkenkeller (in der Kellerei), Odenwaldkreis, 7./8. April 2001, 10 - 6 pm,<BR><BR>Ostereiermarkt in 65366 Geisenheim / Rheingau, Kulturtreff "Die Scheune", Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, 7. /8. April 2001, 2 – 6 pm<BR><BR><BR>Rheinland-Pfalz:<BR><BR>Ostereierausstellung in 53474 Ahrweiler, Auf der Rausch 4a, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, 7./8. April 2001, and 14./15. April, 10 – 6 pm Uhr<BR><BR><BR>Nordrhein-Westfalen:<BR><BR>Highly recommanded!! Osterräderlauf in 32676 Lügde im Kreis Lippe, Ostwestfalen / Nordrhein-Westfalen, 15. April 2001 ^<BR><BR>Ostereiermarkt in 41541 Dormagen-Zons, Kreismuseum Zons, Schloßstraße 1, 14.-16. April 2001, 10 – 5 pm. <BR><BR>Essener Ostermarkt in 45127 Essen, Kettwiger Straße, Höhe Burgplatz, 29. March to 14. Apirl (closed on 13.) 10 am – 10 pm. <BR><BR>Ostereierbörse in 50667 Köln, Gürzenich, Martinstrasse, 5. – 8. April 2001, 11 am – 6 pm <BR>

Specifically, we'll be in the area between Rudesheim and Cologne...right along the Rhine. Are any of these markets along that route?<BR><BR>Thanks for the help!

<BR>Hi again, <BR><BR>looking on the map and my list above, I saw only one being on Your route and not already done:<BR><BR>Ostereierausstellung in 53474 Ahrweiler, Auf der Rausch 4a, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, 7./8. April 2001, and 14./15. April, 10 – 6 pm (Ahrweiler is on the left side on the Rhine, near Remagen, 25 km south of Bonn)<BR><BR>If You are in Germany, go to the "tourist information" in the towns You stay, perhaps there are other markets nearby, that are not in my list, they will know. <BR><BR>Have fun<BR>Gar<BR>