Sunday, March 10, 2013

GERMANY MEETS HILL COUNTRY..FREDERICKSBURG

Thursday, March 7 – We made it into Fredericksburg today to walk around and checkout all the little shops.

Willkommen mean welcome.Fredericksburg sign

This is the main tourist stop for Texas Hill Country. This town has a heavy mixture of German heritage with the typical Texan hospitality. The result is an inviting blend of architecture, shopping, arts and crafts, peach orchards, wildflowers (not blooming yet), historical sites, museums and live Texas music.

old drugstore sign

old central drugstore

nimitz sign

nimitz house

 

Flowers are blooming all over town.
FLOWERS

We visited the Pioneer Memorial and Pioneer Garden.

Fredericksburg sign

Old Museum

The gentleman that worked in the Museum told us about his grandparents being one of the first to arrive in Fredericksburg. He showed us a picture of the boat they came over on.

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Yes, there were Comanche Indians when they arrived in 1848. He told us tons of wonderful tails that his parents had told him and what he knew to be "the truth." He just turned 90. He took so much pride in his job.

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The Gardens
The gardens

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There are also over 70 restaurants available. Whether you're craving traditional Texan favorites or Biergarten casual, there's a place waiting for you. And don't forget German bakeries with their sweets and breads.

brewery

Notice the difference in the color of beer. Marsha isn't a big beer drinker. She will drink beer only if it doesn't taste like beer…you figure that one out.

us at brewery

Biergarten
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We stopped at one of those German bakeries for a German Sweet Pretzel. It's pretty much a cinnamon roll in the shape of a pretzel. Pretty good, but nothing to write home about.

German sweet preztel

Another stop was Rustlin Rob's Texas Gourmet Foods for some tasting. They sell all kinds of sauces, salsas, dips, and jellies. We walked through the store tasting dozens of products. We did find a dip we liked (one of those you mix with sour cream), so we made a small purchase.

Rustlin Rob's Texas Gourmet Foods

Rustlin Rob's Texas Gourmet Foods

It was a day of walking around Fredericksburg, enjoying people watching and a little window shopping. Nothing much has changed since we were here in 2010. We highly recommend a stop in historic Fredericksburg.

We did purchase a wine bottle holder. It won't hold all the wine we have purchased but will get us started on our tasting.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y'all back real soon. Have a great day!

17 comments:

  1. That less government sign would work well at San Tan Flat. Looks like a fun place. Someday I hope we make it to the Hill Country.

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  2. We always enjoy spending time in Fredericksburg. There's so much to do and so much to see.

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  3. I spent a week there last fall and still have more to see. I really enjoyed the Nimitz Museum of the Pacific.

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  4. Great tour and photos. Interesting to read that's where Admiral Chester Nimitz was born - pretty humble beginnings.

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  5. Never toured Fredericksburg before. Thanks for the tour.

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  6. Fredericksberg will be on the top of our list for next fall.

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  7. Looks like an interesting place. I like the flowers in the bathtub!!

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  8. Great tour! Rustlin Robs is our all time favorite specialty food store:)

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  9. looks like a really fun place....what a tour..great pictures

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  10. I have check you out before a few times. Thanks for checking us out too. Have been to Fredericksburg a couple of times. Great pictures and a tour of the area.

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  11. Beautiful flowers in the bathtub...so quaint. This carbo-holic must still be having withdrawal...that cinnamon pretzel made my mouth water, too! We found the mixture of Texas with a dash of Germany to be an interesting mix. ;-)

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  12. I haven't seen much of Texas--just passed through the panhandle, really, so I know that can't be the prettiest place. I thought, if I ever get back to traveling, and I start in the winter, maybe I'll skirt along the gulf down to Padre Island, and I've always wanted to see the hill country. Dreams...

    I responded to your comment on my blog. So good to hear from you--your words were encouraging. Thank you.

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  13. I'm with Marsha, if taste like beer I won't drink. Never liked the taste of it.

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  14. I'm starting a new study this week with my boys on Germany! Perfect timing, I'd say. Wasn't too sure where to start, but knew something would jump out at me, as it always does, when I start something new. :) Might be time for this here Griffin brood to plan a trip to Fredericksburg. Thank you!

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  15. I'm starting a new study this week with my boys on Germany! Perfect timing, I'd say. Wasn't too sure where to start, but knew something would jump out at me, as it always does, when I start something new. :) Might be time for this here Griffin brood to plan a trip to Fredericksburg. Thank you!

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  16. What great times you two are having. Isn't it great to visit the museums in these towns? I am learning so much about the history of this country since we started RVing.

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  17. More things to do next time we visit.

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