Anniversary Trip: Fredericksburg, Texas

This past week, Jason and I had our three year anniversary! I cannot believe how quickly time has flown by, especially this wonderful year, full of surprises! We love to take little trips together to get away from time to time, and for this anniversary we decided to visit Fredericksburg, Texas. We heard from several friends that Fredericksburg was an interesting town with a great deal of German influence, so we did some research and decided to go. Fredericksburg is located about an hour straight west of Austin in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. We found a quaint little bed-and-breakfast called Hoffman Haus. Although it was right in the middle of a neighborhood close to downtown, because it was surrounded by fences and trees, it seemed very secluded. We stayed in a lovely room called the Evening Star inside a restored 1850's log cabin. Our room also had an adorable little patio entry with a couple of rocking chairs and a swing, so we lounged around outside before heading to dinner.

 

We chose to eat at a wonderful place called August E's and were so glad we did! The menu, service, and atmosphere were absolutely phenomenal! I had the Shrimp Scampi Linguine, and Jason ordered a New York Strip. Both were fantastic, and we would recommend this place over and over again!  

After a wonderful night's rest, we awoke to breakfast delivered right to our room.

Sitting outside on our little secluded patio, we tried to decide what to do with the rest of our day.

Fredericksburg is filled with plenty of things to do, and its main street is chock full of adorable little shops where you can find just about anything you could possibly want. We decided to park near the place we were going for lunch so we could do a little window shopping. One of the first stores we visited was called Chocolat (have you seen the wonderful movie by that name...you should)!

We picked out a small assortment and nibbled on them while sitting on a park bench in the shade.

We visited several other little shops before stopping for lunch, including one I particularly liked called Homestead Antiques and Home Furnishings. It reminded me so much of the antique stores I visited in Italy with intricate and beautiful old furniture as well as eclectic memorabilia stacked one of top of another. I could have browsed for days, but of course we were growing hungry and tired. One last stop though at a shop for little ones called Beulah's....I wanted to buy EVERYTHING, especially the precious little onesies! For lunch we ate at a little deli and gift shop called The Peach Tree. We were definitely glad to have reservations, because that place was packed! The food was fresh and delicious, definitely worth the short wait. After lunch, we headed home. It was truly amazing to see how many road-side peach stands there are between Frederickburg and Austin. As with most good things, the only trouble is choosing just one! We stopped and bought a basket full of peaches, and I'm looking forward to trying some new recipes with them tonight.