My great grandmother Anna Maria Simon was born in Mehring, Altotting, Bavaria, Germany. I have heard many wonderful things about Bavaria and would love to visit there one day even without any genealogical connections. So, you can imagine my delight when I discovered that there was a small Bavarian town in the state of Washington. Now, I realize it is not the same thing as visiting Germany, but it is much closer and easier to travel to.
So, my daughter and I, who were already planning a trip up to Seattle, decided that a few days visit to Leavenworth, in addition to Seattle, would be a great idea. Ten days ago, we visited this darling town of Leavenworth. First stop for us, of course, was the bakeries. Yes, there are 3 in town. We made it to 2 of them. It's very hard to choose between a creme brullen (pastry filled with Bavarian cream and then topped with rich chocolate), a cinnamon krisp or a very large Bavarian pretzel. Oh, just give us one of each! After eating, it is time for shopping. Our first store will be "Kris Kringl". I always need more Christmas ornaments especially since I decorate 3 trees! After purchasing ornaments for my silver/white tree and my "Around the World and Space Galaxy" (yeah, don't ask!) tree, we headed over to the Nussknacker Haus. For those of you needing a translation, it is a shop filled with nutcrackers. I purchased a "Yoda" nussknacker for my son. Maybe now you are understanding part of that "Space Galaxy" thing.
We visited Leavenworth too early in the year for the Oktoberfest or the annual Christmas Lighting Festival but that just gives me 2 more reasons for a return visit. I don't think I got much genealogy done on the trip, but the town was delightful and the people were very friendly and welcoming.
Hmmm .... now for that trip to Germany ...
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