Museum Village Düppel

As I've said before, the month of May is filled with holidays.  Someone told us that many Germans take just a few actual "vacation days" but get a couple of weeks vacation out of it

because they but them up to all of these national holidays.
Thursday, May 10th was Ascension Day (Himmelfahrt) so the kids had the day off along with the following day. Apparently some years when these holidays fall on Tuesday or Thursday apparently, they also take the day before or after off as a "bridge holiday" making it a 3 day work/school week and a 4 day weekend.  I could get used to this!!

Our friends that live in Kleinmachnow, just the next little town, invited us to join them at a little outdoor museum village situated right smack in between us. 
Marty didn't get any of these German holidays off since he works for an American company so the kids and I

hopped on our bikes and pedaled over.  I had absolutely NO expectations.  I had no idea what this little museum village was all about.  I have to say it was one of the most unique, quirky and eclectic mix of things but the kids loved it.
It is the reconstruction of an 800 year old village. The recreation of a this medieval village came complete with medieval animals, blacksmiths, plants and workers dressed the part to play music, help with the animals or children (also dressed the part) and the highlight for Benjamin was when they donned their combat gear and started sparring.  He was mesmerized. 
Josie and her friend Oliver both made a

small horseshoe with the blacksmith, we all listened to music and looked around at the recreated village.  Near the end we tried cooking our own stickbread (which is a big deal here in Germany aside from this museum)  where you put a wad of uncooked bread dough on the end of a stick and then cook it over a fire much like you would roast a marshmallow over a fire.  The kids loved it. 
Strange, cool, unique, not sure how else to describe it.  I certainly have never seen anything like it.