Leavenworth, Washington The Bavarian Village

On Friday we decided to go to Leavenworth. It's a Bavarian Village in Washington, not very far from Vancouver, but it actually took us about 7 hours to get there on Saturday (July 1st). It was because we spent about 2 hours crossing US border - too many people coming down to the States on Canada Day.

The worst thing was that we couldn't find a motel or inn to stay for one night in Leavenworth. All rooms in all hotels were booked. We drove East for another 20 miles, then finally we found the last room (one King size bed) in Super 8 Motel in Wenatchee. We were totally exhausted. Kids went to the swimming pool for a while and forgot they were tired. We learned our lesson from this experience - we will definitely book a room ahead next time.

This morning we drove back to Leavenworth and stayed in this town until lunch. Three unforgetable things were - Chocolate truffle, German sausage and beer. Jenny and I think the town will be more beautiful in winter, but we are not sure we will come back there in winter. Here are the photos taken in Leavenworth.