Guten Tag!

[hollyking]

Today hollyqueen and I drove to Leavenworth (Washington, not Kansas) for the day. I wanted to go spend some of my hard earned coin at their Christkindlmarkt, a German style Christmas market.

While I did pick up some stuff I didn't spend anything at the market. Instead we had lunch at King Ludwig's restaurant. Then we ambled over to Kris Kringl and picked up some decoration for the season. Nice and wintery. Willi knows how to separate me from my money with his tasty sausages, Kinder eggs and other German treats. hollyqueen found some paprika sausage which is a treat from her childhood. We also picked up a new cookbook, German Cooking by Marianna Olszewska Heberle. The book claims to be the complete guide to preparing classic and modern german cuisine, adapted for the American kitchen. We'll see. We also found a couple more Charming Tails figurines for hollyqueen. So cute!

I was expecting traffic and crowds, but I was pleasantly surprised by a light amount of traffic. In fact the only trouble was on the way home over Snoqualmie Pass as it had started to snow. While the roads were just wet I was stuck between idiots who freaked out and went way too slow and maniacs who kept tailgating to try and pass. Grrr... Once we were over the pass the snow stopped and then it was back to the maniacs but I just let them pass and enjoyed the drive.

Now I'm going to crack open a bottle of cider and try and convince hollyqueen to cook me some Knackwurst.

Comments

[glossolalia.livejournal.com]

I miss my Oma's kuchen at Christmas.

We do a traditional Christkindlbaum every year, with a beribboned golden crown and everything. Of course, if you look closely, you'll see the miniature Tibetan prayer flags and the iPod ornaments. ;-)

[maida-mac.livejournal.com]

Hee! We were in Leavenworth today, on the way back home. I'd meant to stop at Willi's, but sadly, the boys were fussing and it was time to go home. :-/