Ragan & Kris Come To Visit
In September, my best friends Ragan & Kris came to visit. Chris was unfortunately out of town with work while they were here but we a wonderful time. The first day they got here we went to the pumpkin festival in Ludwigsberg. They make all sorts of displays out of pumkins and have lots of different foods all made with pumpkin as well. We also bought a bottle of pumpkin wine which was very good. It was a very sweet bubbly wine…not what I usually drink but very good!
On Monday we attempted to go to the former concentration camp in Dachau which we found out when we got there is closed on Mondays. I should have researched that a little better! Anyhow, after the fail at Dachau we headed to Salzburg, Austria and spent the day wandering around town. Salzburg is Mozart’s birthplace so we saw his home, did some shopping and drank some beer. Then we had a fabulous meal at europe’s oldest restaurant. The service was not so hot but good company and good wine can make for a wonderful evening!
On Tuesday we went to the Eagle’s Nest (Kehlsteinhaus), Hitler’s chalet that was given to him on his 50th birthday. It was a cloudy day so the view wasn’t as good as it could be but there were moments that it opened up so Ragan and Kris could appreciate the view! Braydon had a nice time and managed to fall asleep on the bus ride down. 
We had a nice lunch there before we headed to Garmisch. We managed to get stuck in a stau in between Salzburg and Garmisch for quite awhile. It’s always interesting to me to see the Germans all get out of there cars in the middle of the autobahn to smoke and chat with other drivers during a stau. We finally made it to Garmisch and walked around town and then had a nice dinner.
Wednesday, we went back to Dachau (which was now open) in the morning and then that afternoon we went into Munich for Oktoberfest.
Braydon got to ride on a train and then we were lucky and managed to find seats outside of one of the tents, which is the only way to be served a beer. Ragan and Kris were excited to have a few beers and Braydon and I shared the largest pretzel I’d ever seen!
We stayed in Garmisch again that night. Kris was really nice and offered to put Braydon to bed while Ragan and I had some girl time in the hotel bar. After B was asleep we all hung out on the balcony and drank beer from the mini keg we bought. It was a lot of fun, there’s nothing better than spending time with close friends!!
Thursday we went to Neuschwanstein Castle. Ragan and Kris almost missed their tour (B and I have done the tour multiple times) due to a really, really slow horse carriage ride. It was comical…people walking were passing us!
Friday we spent the day in Rothenburg, a well-preserved medieval town. I made sure Ragan and Kris tried a Donner Kabap for lunch and the “famous” schneeballs. I love Rothenburg…it’s such a cute town.
