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January 20, 2019 by: RidgetopFarm&Garden

Winter in Leavenworth

Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth

Leavenworth is a small town that almost didn’t make it. Then, in the mid 1900’s community leaders decided to update the downtown area into a Bavarian theme. Brilliant! The little town now hosts over a million visitors every year.

I had been wanting to visit Leavenworth, Washington ever since we traveled to Bavaria, Germany.

 

Welcome to Leavenworth

Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth

 

A gal I’ve been friends with since junior high said her & her hubby were going to Leavenworth and wanted to know if we wanted to join them. Yes! Yes, we did! We skipped all our commitments that weekend and had a fabulous time in this faux German town.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth

 

FRIDAY NIGHT

Leavenworth is a long way from most anywhere. It took us a little over 6 hours to get there, which got us to our hotel around 9pm. The town was looking a bit quiet when we drove through. But, thankfully, München Haus was still open. It was freezing outside, but we still enjoyed our pretzels and sausages very much.

The lights were on in town creating a gorgeous Christmas atmosphere.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth

 

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

The town is nestled among the Cascade Mountains enhancing the magical feeling.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth

 

As we were walking from our hotel to the main street we spotted two guys in lederhosen playing alphorns at the Enzian Inn.

 

I adored the small village:
I loved the architecture & decor. ♥
The signage was very old time Bavaria. ♥
There was a goat sculpture. ♥
There was a pretzel tree. ♥
Sparrows were enjoying the pretzels on the tree. ♥
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth

 

I’m not much of a shopper, so it’s not my typical go-to while on vacation. But the little shops are one of the focal points of Leavenworth, so we spent time wandering through them.

One place we visited was The Oil & Vinegar Cellar. For a couple bucks you received a small portion of bread to try their various oils & balsamic vinegars. The couple bucks went towards a purchase, if you bought something – which, I did. My friend told me, though, that when she was there the day before, she didn’t have to pay the couple bucks. So, maybe that’s just a weekend thing.

We also went to the year ’round Christmas shop, Kris Kringl.

And, probably my favorite shop was The Cheesemonger’s Shop because… well… cheese. Samples of cheeses and meats were available. Yum! Farmer John & our Farm Girl picked out the Vampire Slayer type to bring home. It was garlicy goodness. I wish we would have bought more so I could try it in mac & cheese.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth

 

OUR HOTEL

During our time in Leavenworth we stayed at Fairbridge Inn & Suites. The price was decent. The room was clean. And, there was a pretty good continental breakfast. I would stay there again.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth

 

Next to the hotel was a good pizza place, Rudloofs Pizza und Brats. We ate there twice. Once, for pizza. And, once for a pretzel & sausage snack.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth

 

Dinner in Leavenworth on a Saturday in December means long waits wherever you go. We ended up going to Kristall’s, which was near the hotel. I don’t recommend it.

 

Before leaving home, I put together a plastic wrap ball full of prizes. We had a blast playing the fast paced game during some down time at the hotel.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth

 

SNOW!

Another draw to Leavenworth in winter is the snow. It has been a fairly dry year in the Pacific Northwest, though, so Leavenworth hadn’t received much snow. When we got to Leavenworth the majority of previous snow had melted.

But then, Saturday night it snowed. ♥

Lots of people got out their sleds to go down the small hill right in the downtown area.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth

 

ENCHANTMENT PARK

Sunday morning was beautiful with the freshly fallen snow.

The hotel was within walking distance to the entrance of Enchantment Park, so we headed there first thing Sunday morning. A few kids were sledding in the park. It looked amazing.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth

 

I was on a mission to find a geocache in the park. But… I got skunked. I tried to get to it from three different angles. But, it didn’t work out due to the snow. Eventually, I gave up and just enjoyed the peacefulness.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth

 

I spotted a Pileated Woodpecker in the trees.

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Serene.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth

 

I didn’t reach the geocache, but we did track down a letterbox.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Leavenworth | Letterboxing

 

Aplets & Cotlets

Not far from Leavenworth, in the town of Cashmere, is the Aplets & Cotlets Factory. Before heading home we stopped by to check it out. The store was open, but the factory wasn’t operating that day. We tried a few samples and bought a few goodies.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Aplets & Cotlets

 

We found both a geocache & a letterbox near the factory.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Travel | Washington | Cashmere | Letterboxing | Geocaching

 

It was a great weekend. I’m trying to decide the next time to go back – Winter because it was awesome, or Spring when the wildflowers would be blooming, or in Summer to watch a live performance of The Sound of Music, or during Oktoberfest.

Have you been to Leavenworth? What was your favorite thing to see or do?

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