This is a photo of a small town in southwest Germany called Rodalben. Our family lived here from 1965-1970 while my dad was in the air force. This was and from what I see on the Internet today, a great little town. During world war II Rodalben was the center of the German boot making industry and as a result got quite a bit of attention from allied bombers. I have some absolutely fantastic memories from this place and hope to someday return.
My father has been retired from the Air Force for more than 30 years but as a retiree he still has access to the military exchange system. Every once in a while I go with them to Fort Campbell to the post exchange and the commissary. There is always a great selection of foods that you would find overseas but not in Kroger or Wal-Mart or any other major U.S. supermarket chain.
Anyway, being a military brat who spent the biggest part of his childhood in Italy and Germany, I became hooked on certain foods. While at the commissary I went down the aisle with all the German sweets…………. ah this is some good stuff, especially the cookies and the cheeses. Here are couple photos I snapped with my mobile phone to capture the moment. If you like German cookies and candies and other foods let me know your favorite.
