A day in LA

I feel like I am finally getting over my jetlag... weeee!  On Tuesday, Annerl took me to Freising, an adorable town about 15 minutes away to get my cell phone taken care of as well as eat at the oldest brewery in the world: Weihenstephan!  It was built in 1040. Needless to say, they've had a bit of time to perfect their beer recipe and it shows. Hands down the best weißbier I've ever had! Yum.  I ordered the weißwurst (a traditional Bavarian breakfast dish, "white sausage") with sweet Bavarian mustard and, of course, a pretzel. Delish!  The brewery has been turned into a restaurant/dining hall and is quite charming.  All of the servers wear traditional Bavarian lederhosen and dirndls.  Perfect!

After we ate, we walked around the garden surrounding the brewery and also went back into Freising to look at the rose garden.  Very quant and charming!  We then stopped in the innenstadt for a cappuccino.. Mmm... I could get used to this...

Yesterday Annerl and I decided to drive to LA for the day!!! Alright, we weren't in the Los Angeles, California, but the town, Landshut (its abbreviation is LA) which is one of my most favorite towns I've ever visited!  Beautiful cobblestone streets, a castle on the hill, and home to the highest brick tower in the world as well as the highest church tower in Bavaria. It ended up being an absolutely gorgeous afternoon of shopping, sipping on espresso in the innenstadt, accidentally running into a quite vocal public demonstration against racism and finally ending in a walk around the Landshut Volksfest with a pretzel (duh) and cheese for dinner.

The first time I experienced Landshut was during my very first trip to Germany as an 18 year old.  Ever since then, it has

been a favorite destination of mine.  (As soon as you see the pictures, you will see why)  It truly looks like a fairytale.