On Sunday of our wine weekend getaway, we decided to just wander around Hermann and see what the lovely city had to offer. Here is the highlight reel.
Simon's on the Waterfront. We were (inaccurately) told by the sweet old lady at the Visitor's Center that it was a "fancy" restaurant. It was fancier than Arby's but it made Applebee's look like a gourmet restaurant.
See what I mean? Klassy.
We saw this place when we first arrived in town and decided that it was a definite must-stop on our tour.
Inside the restaurant, there were games. Like this horseshoe/ring game that Greg was determined he could beat. He was wrong. (I'm pretty sure it was dysfunctional, though.) But he redeemed himself on the
fit-all-the-balls-in-the-correct-spot game. He did it twice. Look at how proud he is!
I have a somewhat debilitating fear of heights. I believe that I have passed this onto my son as he cannot sit on his father's shoulders without clutching Greg's face and nearly gouging out one of his eyes. One of the things that makes Hermann ideal for vineyards are the hills. Huge hills. Hills so steep that when Greg had the minivan sports car floored, we were barely making progress up this damn thing. Good gosh. How in the world do they get around in the winter?
This is the bridge that crosses the Missouri River and leads directly into town. When I was in high school and we had to travel to Hermann to get drunk for sporting events, this bridge was the scariest damn thing. It was so narrow that you ran the risk of either hitting your driver's side mirror of the car in the opposite lane or hitting your passenger's side mirror on the bridge. Also? There were huge holes in the floor of this thing. Holes so big that at any given speed you could look down and distinctly see the river. Mmmmmm hmmmmm. I still pucker my ass just thinking about that damn thing.
A view from the riverbank at dusk.
Our Belgian waffles, strudel & sausage at the B&B. Yummy!!
We stopped at a few other shops while we were walking around town where we bought gifts for the kids, my sweet ass apron, some delicious jelly, the chocolate shoppe (OMG--that place deserves it's own post. Seriously), but Greg was getting slightly annoyed with me for being so "tourist-y" so I didn't take as many pictures as I wanted to. But we had such a nice time and it was nice to have just a little weekend away. If you live in the area (or not) you should definitely go and check it out. It's such a cute little town and they have TONS of wine so even if you don't want to party at The Bank (a bar) or eat at Simon's, you can always get piss-ass drunk off of the local beverages!
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