Mission complete for the egg hunt!

Today was the first day of Spring so it only seemed fitting to go to an Ostereier-markte! What is this??.....an Easter Egg market. Kloster Eberbach am Rhein near Eltville hosts its annual International Rheingau Easter market. The halls of the former Cistercian monastery near Eltville am Rhein, famous as the site of the movie “The Name of the Rose,” will hold more than 75 exhibitors from 10 countries showing off their imagination and techniques for decorating eggs.

I have a tree that I keep up all year in my dining room that I like to decorate each season. I've collected a few eggs for the tree since we've been in Germany but really wanted to purchase enough to finish the tree off since this will be our last market in Germany....at least for a while!

We did have a little trouble finding the market!! It helps to be on the correct side of the river which we were NOT. I did get to try out my German skills when asking for help! Luckily we met a woman who spoke very good English and she explained that we had to take the ferry across to the other side.

...ferry schedule

Driving onto the ferry....

Our ride across the river which felt like we were spinning in circles!

As it turned out, it wasn't quite as easy to find the market once we were on the other side!
It was beautiful once we found our way.
The gate as we were entering the monastery grounds.....

Had a great time...so much in fact that I barely got any pictures on the inside...gasp!!
The artists here have AMAZING talent....
We ate at a DELICIOUS German restaurant that was just up the hill from the market.
I want to go back and take my husband!!!