Texas: Fredericksburg and Enchanted Rock

HOUSEKEEPING...knock knock knock...It is 8:00 am and she is making sure that we are awake. HOUSEKEEPING...so much for sleeping in at the Hojo. On the other hand, I might have missed breakfast and that was really yummy. The other two were able to rest some more so I blogged and generally entertained myself until 11:00. Then, it was off to walk Fredericksburg.

This town is very German in flavour. There are Bavarian style buildings and architechure. They even have some signage in German. Right here in the heart of agricultural Texas, you can have your beer and schnitzel, sausage and saurkraut. Most importantly though, there are wine tastings every other block and an incredible Chocolatier. If that doesn't suit you, then find the sellers of mustards, hot sauces or flavored butters. Free samples are everywhere. At first take, it really did feel like the town for "foodies".

On closer inspection, there is a quaint charm to this twon. In addition to walking to the historic markers, you can visit gift shops with some extraordinary wares. I was particularly taken with shoes that were art works in their own right. If you want to make a fashion statement, I am sure you could find your clothes here. It is much harder to find a bottle of water.

Glorious Shoes!

The place to find amazing chocolate

We ate lunch at a German restaurant before walking back up the other side of the street. We looked at more shoes, incredible clothes and prowled through a brief farmers market. Then, it was back to the hotel to read and relax by the pool. After finding out housekeeping didn't want to clean our room after all, we had the lovely lady at the front desk hand us some new towels and off we went.

However, we also wanted to go to Enchanted Rock so at 6:15, we piled back into our rental and cruised out of town. There were stunning vistas of farm land and once at the Enchanted Rock (which looks like a pink dome) we explored. We found lizards and the largest grasshopper I have ever seen. It is very beautiful with wonderful trails. I could definately get used to Texas...but then, I didn't run into a rattler either.

Picnic area at Enchanted Rock

Biggest hopper ever!

We came back into town at sunset. The hills rolled away and we pulled into Hondos for dinner. The music shortly changed our minds so we crossed over and had delicious steak instead. Today was fantastic. I would recommend visiting here to anyone!

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