We spent Easter and our 32nd anniversary 80 miles west of Austin, in Fredericksburg, Texas. Originally settled by German Immigrants, who named the town after the Prince Frederick of Prussia (they also nicknamed it Fritztown), it still bears a strong German influence.

The featured image above is the town’s Maibaum, or Maypole which is used in May Day celebrations. The figures on each rung represents a cultural or an historic event in Fredericksburg history. The lowest rung represents the town settlers negotiating a treaty with the Comanche tribe which allowed the settlers to live peacefully with the Native Americans. More information concerning the other rungs can be found at The Maypole of Fredericksburg, Texas.

We enjoyed lunch at the The Ausländer Restaurant and Biergarten and where we ordered Käsewurst and “German Meatballs” with fresh spaetzle. The food was delicious and spoke to Sue’s German Bavarian genes. (For readers who are Sue’s family, there were NO cream puffs!)

Many fun restaurants, shops and art galleries line Fredericksburg’s main drag. Over the years, we’ve purchased two of our favorite paintings by Jeremy Browne at Insight Galleries on Main Street. We always thought we would return someday to spend more time visiting, and we’re glad we did! We discovered so much to do and see….

We stayed at the Fredericksburg RV park which is located less than mile from downtown Fredericksburg. Directly next door is a food truck park called “Münch Food Park” which features Mexican, barbecue, dessert trucks and live music.

The area boasts numerous roads to bicycle with many wineries along the way and sometimes, as you can imagine, the two don’t mix so well. We managed to share a wine tasting at Alexander Vineyards AND haul two bottles back 10 miles to our campsite. Quite a feat our our age!

Next we’re on to the largest underground chamber in North America and the 32nd largest in the world: The Big Room at Carlsbad Caverns. We appreciate your traveling along with us.