Saturday, October 15, 2011

Impressions from Leavenworth

The Wenatchee River flows through it and the surrounding mountains are beautiful.
The town has been made over in a "Bavarian" theme.  There is no historical background for this other than the setting and the desire of the townspeople to make it attractive to tourists.  The town has an Oktoberfest and Christmas lighting festivals each year.  There are wineries and fruit orchards in the surrounding area as well as a ski hill, the mountains, and the river.

Full Disclosure:  The two people in the photograph should have been there but they weren't.  This being Oktoberfest, there was a parade and they were at the head of it.  I've photoshopped them on top of the background.
And this is the real parade.  One of the more important participants was the beer wagon.

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