Leavonworth Washington

This is the town of Leavenworth Washington. A little Bavarian town nestled in the Cascade mountains about a three hour drive from Seattle only it took me about four hours of driving because I had white out blizzard conditions and could only drive at 8 miles per hour.This figure guards the hotel I stayed at. He is over thirty feet tall and made out machine parts. 

This is scene from the river on the ride up there

this is the town and it was magnificent I'll  let you just look at the pics and enjoy. I wish I could tell you not only how it looked but how it smelled and the cold and the crunch of the snow beneath your feet or the sausages cooking

The kids were sledding in this park and to just stand there and watch and enjoy

Strawberry with cream cheese and whipped cream with a cup of hot peppermint cocoa was the perfect afternnoon snack to warm up to

The nutcracker museum/store had almost ten thousand nutcrackers unbelievable

This truck needs a Christmas tree on it right!!

doesn't this look like a scene right out of Norman Rockwell or Thomas Kinkaid with the mountains in the background it was just breathtaking

This was the most amazing clock shop where all these beautiful clocks had songs and working parts and chimes and moving pieces and I could have stayed for hours just listening to them

A Bavarian bakery with a tree outside decorated in Bavarian Pretzels boy did it smell heavenly 

So Pretty

This truck is deceptive it was actually over six feet long but how cute is this?

So Beautiful

Wine tasting downstairs

This a Russian doll store so many sets it took your breath away.My son collects these sets but not getting one for Christmas some of these went for thousands of dollars

City square

Kids were sledding what a joy to just watch

city park all aglow

Hotel across street from mine

This was a magical place and a must see for anyone coming to Seattle. I went on a Thursday but between now and Christmas they get up to one hundred thousand tourists glad I went before they all came.I treated myself to this for a number of reasons but the main reason is On Saturday on the way to work I was in a horrible car accident where no one was hurt ,two cars totaled and was left with no car and alot of worries one being the driver was uninsured. So I went up here to relax unwind and be forever grateful of the Angels that were watching over me and my coworker that morning.Please drive carefully and be on the defensive, all of us have angels watching over us  I know I did.Have a great week and as we get closer to Christmas love someone near to you even more than you did.Love Susie, oh yea and join us for all the great blogs out there.