Many MANY years ago, the MomUnit and Mrs. Bras-pir would head out for a day trip while the guys were up hunting. Sometime 5ish years ago us other girls were included and a tradition of a Girl's weekend/week vacation started. This year, we headed to Leavenworth.
As with any good vacation we had to have a planning party. The planning included deciding to take the train, inviting and paying for the MomUnit to join us, doling out responsibilities for the trip (ticket purchaser, hotel purchaser, dinner maker etc). My only responsibility was to make dinner for the train trip on Friday night. I can handle that, no prob.
Friday night, October 22
We're all set. The MomUnit made it to town. We're packed. Crab hats at the ready...and we're on our way to Seattle to pick up Seattle SIL. Almost to Seattle SIL's house and suddenly I remember that I forgot the muffaletts I made for our train dinner. DOH! No time to head back. Guess we get Subway. Far cry from the muffalettas, but still better than what the train would have fed us.
We decided to take the train from Everett for multiple reasons. It was quick and easy and I highly recommend the train to Leavenworth. No hassle and cheap!
The MomUnit, Mrs. Bras-pir, Seattle SIL waiting for the train
And here it comes....
Whoosh!
The Crab Hats can hardly contain themselves!
And so we were off to Leavenworth. We arrived Friday night around 8:30, took a shuttle to our hotel and promptly pulled out the crab hats for investigation and wear!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Up at a normal time, we had breakfast in the hotel. Free "breakfast" is always a good thing. While I love going out to breakfast when I'm at home, I kinda prefer to not when I'm on vacation.
On our way into town from the hotel, we walked past a hillside that was being managed by two goats. Did you know goats had rectangle iris'? I didn't. It was freaky to see this weird eyes looking at me.
They were BaaaaaHd....
Leavenworth, for those non Washingtonians, is a Bavarian village up in the mountains. It was a logging town that was dying. Then in the 70's some brilliant business man convinced the city council to make it kinda a resort town with a Bavarian/German theme. And Leavenworth the tourist destination was born.
It's cute. It's quaint. It's some place I'd never live ...although it does have a Starbucks.
Yes. Yes, I did buy a Flamingo hat.
We lunched at a highly recommended place called King Ludwigs. German sausage, German potato salad, Sour Kraut (side note: What do you call a grumpy German? A sour kraut! hahahahah) and some pickled red cabbage for good measure.
During our day of shopping and walking we decided to take a little horse and carriage ride. Now it has been my experience that typically these rides include a bit of the history about the place. The driver would usually point out historical landmarks, and tell somewhat true historical stories. Not the case here. We did learn, however, where the crazy cat lady of Leavenworth lived. So I guess it wasn't a total bust.Sunday, Oct 24, 2010
We were up at the butt crack of dawn (actually the butt crack before dawn) to catch the train at 6AM back into Seattle. Ugh. We were all tired and none of us slept very well the night before. We drug ourselves to the train station and hopped on for our trip home.
All in all we had beautiful weather, fantastic food, great conversation and good friends. What more could you ask for in a weekend? I will leave you with these last few shots.
The rest of the photos are here.
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