Jen's Updates: Auf Wiedersehen Leavenworth

Auf Wiedersehen. Goodbye.

We spent our final day in Leavenworth wandering the main street and getting in all the shopping we could handle before it was gone for good. So we headed to the Leavenworth city center.

Sure will miss this beautiful place. We went to the Danish Bakery "Konditorei" and got ourselves some Danishes. Konditorei in German means cake shop. Like most bakeries, they wake up each morning bright and early and begin the cooking. I know because one morning I went there before anyone else was awake and the only people up were these bakers and the men watering the street plants. Anyway, their treats are so yummy!

Mike and I purchased an assortment of their famous Danishes. They definitely were yummy. They had Apricot Danishes, Lemon Danishes, Strawberry Danishes, Blueberry Cream Cheese Danishes (my favorite), Cherry Custard Danishes, Burnt Cream Danishes, and Cream Cheese Danishes.

They had so many treats! I can't believe how many things they made each morning. Some of the fun additional pastries and treats they offered were: Cherry, Apple, and Raspberry Cream Cheese Strudles, Traditional Baked Cinnamon Crisps, Almond Kringle's, Cream Bollen's, Cannoli Shell's, Pralinas, Florentina's, Schillerlocken's, and Cashew Squares. I imagine they all taste super yummy but they were all so pretty too!

All of the shop employees told us that we "had" to try the Munchen Haus" for lunch. It was a pretty simple place - more fun than yummy, but still pretty good. They served traditional German Bratwurst and Hot Dogs along with a dozen different types of mustard. At night they have live music because most people enjoy the beer that they brew so they create a way for people to stick around longer, but because we went for lunch we missed the live show (both of music and of drunk people).

This is my favorite shop in all of Leavenworth. The Oil & Vinegar Cellar. Yummiest combinations EVER.

Just another painting that we saw on of the side streets. The paintings really are on every single building.

The Nussknacker Haus.
Above this shop with Nutcrackers they have a Nutcracker Museum, which has over 6,000 Nutcrackers. Doesn't really sound like a lot, but it really is.

For our final feast we went to dinner at the Renaissance Cafe.

When we first got there we were pretty skeptical about the place. I got some really strange food called "God's Food." It was not very good. But then I also got a sandiwch - it was AMAZING!

To end the night we went to the Leavenworth Summer Theater and saw the Sound of Music. I had never even seen the movie to this classic before so I was in for a treat. I found out in was a story based in the mountains of Austria. What a perfect setting for this play. We were in an Austrian themed village and the play took place at an outdoor theater up in the mountains of Leavenworth, it was the perfect setting. The play was excellent and I loved the story. It is my mom's favorite movie and I now understand why.

Leaving Leavenworth.

Our beautiful (super long) drive home. Washington was beautiful, Oregon was beautiful, Idaho was horrible.

Practically every bit of land in Washington was covered with Apple Orchards and Pear Orchards and
Grape Orchards (?)/Wineries. It was so fun to see them all. There were so many!