Daily Archives: September 12, 2012
Oldenburg . . .
Jan was feeling a little better today so about 1:30 we headed over to Oldenburg for lunch and some sightseeing.
Oldenburg was founded by German settlers in the 1830’s, and because of its many church steeples, along with a convent, it is known as “The Village of the Spires”.
Unfortunately in the summer time it’s hard to get a good photo of them because of all the trees. Locals say the best time is in the fall after all leaves have dropped.
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But it’s also known for its many decorated fire hydrants as you can see.
After driving around for a while we stopped at The Brau Haus for ‘lupper’. With a mixture of German and American dishes there was something for everyone. And it was pretty good. Jan and I both wished they had had red cabbage, but it must be a regional thing since none of the German restaurants I’ve checked in this area seem to have it.
I mean what’s a German restaurant without red cabbage, right?
After lupper, we drove around for a while longer, this time looking for the fabled “Polka Dot Fire Plug”, but without any luck. When we asked some locals they said the city was in the process of repainting them, which explained why we saw a lot of plain white ones around town, and also why we couldn’t find the polka dot one.
Finally leaving Oldenburg, we drove back through Batesville and stopped at DQ for dessert.
I think tomorrow we’ll have another stay home day so I can get some things fixed around the rig, and maybe Nick and I can fly our RC planes.
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Thought for the Day:
Age Takes a Toll: Please Have Exact Change.
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