Beer Run

We gave Barb and Terry a night to rest up and then we dove into the week’s itinerary. We headed out the first morning for Germany for two purposes: we needed to replenish our beer supply and we wanted to show Barb a Christmas market. After two hours of driving we reached the German border. Matt always likes crossing the border because it means driving on the Autobahn, where there’s no speed limit. I think Terry enjoyed the speed, too. We only stay on the Autobahn for about 5 minutes and then we exit for our little town, where the beer market is. I think it’s kind of silly for Matt to accelerate that much just to have to slow down a few kilometers later to exit, but he’s a guy and there’s no reasoning with him on this kind of thing.

We had a wonderful lunch at a cozy, little restaurant. It was a good, hearty German meal. Matt and Terry enjoyed the sauerkraut that came with their meal. Barb liked her goulash and spatzle. I ate my entire schnitzel, which was not easy as it was falling off the edges of the plate! The next stop was the Getrankmarkt to return our empty beer bottles and buy some more. Then we headed to Freiburg for the Christmas market and sight-seeing. The market was little disappointing as a lot of the crafts didn’t look handmade. I think I might be turning into a Christmas market snob! We all really enjoyed the cathedral. The Nativity scene was beautiful inside.