June 26, 2015
Fredericksburg - Willkommen |
Right across the street from
our motel was the Bavärian Inn Restaurant – a Bavarian style Inn (?). Fredericksburg
has several Germany style restaurants and shops. We walked over and had dinner at the Bavärian Inn.
As a matter of fact, the entire
community has a strong German influence as Germans founded it in 1846. The
original settlers had migrated to the area from New Braunfels, TX, which had
been established the previous year.
The Adelsverein (German
Noblemen’s Society) organized hundreds of people in Germany to settle in Texas.
Immigrants from Germany began arriving at Galveston, TX in July,
1844.
So, back to dinner last
night – the Bavärian Inn was not too bad, but the Bavarian style of food has
transgressed to the tastes of us Americans.
We noticed that Bavärian Inn
was spelled incorrect – they added an umlaut a (ä). Then later we realized a
lot of the German words throughout the town had umlauts added that were
incorrect. Not sure why, but maybe it was to give a more German look, or it was
due to the Texas German that the early settlers developed.
At any rate Fritztown, as
older residents sometimes call Fredericksburg, is a nice community and
certainly worth the visit.
Our walkabout as pretty hot
and long – from one end of town to the other and back – around 6 kilometers in
length.
Der Daiwel is dialect for the devil. Unfortunately the bar was closed when we passed by. |
We had nice lite lunch at
the Ausländer Biergarten and Restaurant, which served more traditional German
food than the Bavärain Inn.
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz,
who played a major role in the naval history of WW II as Commander in Chief,
United States Pacific Fleet, was a resident of Fredericksburg. His family goes
back several generations as residents of Fredericksburg. There is a superb museum
in his honor.
After a well-deserved rest
and couple of beers we had dinner at Porky’s Hamburger and Onion Ring Co.
Authentic good old hamburgers, fries and onion rings.
After Porky's we waddled back to the motel and sat on the porch, watching the traffic go by. Most of the vehicles were; 4 x 4, long wheel base, king cab pick-ups with loud mufflers - predominately Dodge Ram verity.
Pretty typical vehicle in and around Fredericksburg, and much of Texas. |
Tomorrow we head to Austin to visit Jerry and Kate, with a brief stop in Luchenbach, TX
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