Cute Signs and Art in Leavenworth
A look around town at some of the cute signs in Leavenworth. Click on any thumbnail to view a larger photo in the Picasa album
Making use of old pretzels- decorating! Also a draw for checking out cute lil birds nibbling at these old pretzels on the shrubbery just outside…
Aesop’s fables painted in various panels above the Obertal Mall in Leavenworth, WA, and other stories above the store: can you name the tale?
Our favorite little art that made us smile every time we walked by:
Leavenworth Sausage Garten + Cured by Visconti
Besides offering an outdoor beer garden featuring local and imported German beers on tap and homemade German sausages such as Bratwurst, Bockwurst, Currywurst, Kielbasa, and more (some other international options include Chorizo and Italian Sausage as well as the standby beef Frank) by the Cured by Visconti Italian Market just a couple doors down, the Leavenworth Sausage Garten also offers a big mustard bar.
The variety of mustards number more than a dozen, and so I couldn’t choose just one for my currywurst. So I went with the Hawaiian Pineapple Mustard, Cranberry Mustard, Maui Onion Mustard, and Russian Mustard. You can also top as much or little sauerkraut as you desire.
In the colder months, they have tents and heated fire lamps to keep you cozy while you people watch and enjoy your sausages. After you order, you can relax at your bench and table as a server will bring your meal to you based on the number they gave you and take back to your seat. Even if you are vegetarian, they have veggie sausage options, as well as pretzels and cheese and a few other sides.
If you would like to take some of the sausages home, just walk down to Cured by Visconti Italian Market just a couple doors down to get some packaged up in their cases, as well as see their salami and other offerings.
I was impressed that they had sliced up samples of so much of their deli to try, and picked out my favorite as the Bockwurst, and also the Mole Salami (pure pork chopped, mixed with spices, chocolate, chili peppers, raisins, sesame, peanuts, almonds, than fermented and aged for 30+ days) while my friend picked out the Felino (pure pork chopped and marinated with wine and fermented and aged for 30+ days). I admire their tagline of “Preserving history’s recipes one pig at a time”.
Gingerbread Factory, Leavenworth
The sweet Gingerbread Factory in Leavenworth, WA… where we purchased coffees and a little sweet beginning for our day on Friday… and Saturday… and Sunday…
Views from Waterfront Park, Leavenworth
When we visited the Waterfront Park in Leavenworth, WA on Friday morning (after Thanksgiving), it was quiet and misty- just gorgeous. See for yourselves- these photos with my little point and shoot does not do them justice, and I wonder again (as I have for the past month or so) about investing in a serious camera. Click on any of the thumbnails to view them larger in the Picasa album
Here is a view from the same park on Thursday, when F went out to search desperately for coffee, wondeirng what would be open on Thanksgiving.