For Labor Day weekend, we decided to take a nice little trip to the Amana Colonies. It is an old German settlement established by Lutherans wanting a better life and created a profit sharing society. Oh and did I mention that this is Amana- as in Amana appliances...? Crazy. However, it is about an hour or so outside of Des Moines and it is a cute old town with shops and bakeries. We had a lot of fun going to antique stores, bakeries, and woodshops.
The colonies are picturesque!
We ate at the Ronneburg- Jimmy had some time of wienerschnitzel and of course- sourkraut- his favorite
We also went to the bakery and Chocolate Haus- and got some yummies- Apple butter and Raspberry jam
At the general store we got some awesome german rootbeer- it had a unique flavor but really good
The Amana colonies are famous for their woodwork and furniture. I got an awesome wood cutting board- it was also the only thing we could afford- everything was so expensive!!
It was a fun relaxing day!
