We had an awesome anniversary final week. We went to the Starlight Canyon mattress and breakfast and stayed Friday evening. It was nice. They’ve one of the best little bungalows they usually all have their very own sizzling tub. It was a a lot wanted break from all of the loopy that is occurring on the planet proper now.

After we arrived, that they had chocolate-covered strawberries ready for us, and the recent tub was the proper temperature. We ate a scrumptious meal of brisket tacos with avocado slices and pico de gallo. The meat was tender and jogged my memory of one thing you may get at Fearings in Dallas, which, by the way in which, if in case you have by no means tried I extremely advocate. It has one of the best rooster tortilla soup in Texas, which is saying lots.

The subsequent day we slept in, and Liz the proprietor set us up an attractive picnic basket accented with flowers and candles to eat by the little pond on the property. It was an exquisite and stress-free staycation and all we might have hoped for in a 20th marriage ceremony anniversary.

We now have carried out a lot worse for staycations earlier than. One time whereas we had been residing in Germany we determined to make a journey to Frankfurt, which was solely a brief prepare experience from the place we lived on the time. I didn’t know a lot about Germany on the time and my spouse and I had been younger and harmless.

The principle prepare station in Frankfurt that we walked out of was in the midst of a red-light district, which is mainly block after block of homes of unwell reputation. Evidently, we had been fairly shocked on the wares they needed to promote within the home windows.

We lastly made it to a taxi stand, which in Germany they’ve particular locations for taxis, and you are taking the primary one in line. We made it to the resort and checked in. They require passports at most of the lodges in Germany in case you are not a citizen. Instantly as soon as the concierge realized we weren’t German, he started talking to us in English.

I guess 90 p.c of Germans converse English, which makes it an awesome nation to go to for People. Sadly, we didn’t have numerous time for this minibreak, however we did get to go to one of many Frankfurt principal stroll plazt. This was mainly a big open-air market the place that they had used previous what I assume had been horse trails that they had cobblestoned in between the buildings.

We had improbable fish and chips and sat and watched the opposite consumers at a big beir garten. One of many first issues you’ll discover when visiting many European international locations is folks costume up greater than they do in America. You not often will see someone in only a t-shirt and denims.

We then went to an area little pub the place we had been launched to essentially the most enjoyable pub sport. They’ve a log arrange on a stand about waist excessive. You then take an ax or hammer and faucet a nail into the log. The purpose of the sport is to see what number of instances it’s a must to hit the nail earlier than you nail all of it the way in which into the log. The person who wins is the one who nails all of it the way in which in within the fewest hits.

You are taking turns one hit at a time till the winner is asserted. I assumed on the time how harmful it’s to have a pub sport the place a weapon is concerned, however that’s solely one thing an American would suppose rising up the place you might be all the time responsible for even the smallest factor in a enterprise. After having socialized and met some fascinating folks, we went again to the resort and completed our German staycation.

David Koen is an Amarillo native who owns Doche Cleaders and is an energetic member of the Dry Cleansing and Laundry Institute. Be taught extra at dochecleanersamarillo.com