Sunday, May 10, 2026

23 April 2026 Hermann: Driving the Hermann Circuit and Dinner at Vintage

 


We drove all around town on a ride down memory lane.  Several sections of town had changed dramatically and other places I had forgotten about entirely.  We curised for an hour or more talking about the changes and about the things that stayed the same.  We had reservations at the Vintage 1847 restaurant and headed up for dinner.  We shared wine and tasty German food.  We drove around a bit more and then headed to the AirBnB to meet up with Tom.


Trains downhill by the river


The gate to Hermann Farms


Great iron sigh


The Concert Hall bar


The building that my first apartment was located in


Down by the river


The Tin  Mill Brewery


Brew up a beer


Down by the old mill


Another distillery


The main Hermannhoff building


A log cabin located where the old Derby was


Mill stones


Heading up to Stone Hill


A big vineyard


Just starting to put out leaves


Up on the hill


Looking down on the town


We are hungry 


A Schnickelfritz beer


A bottle of rose to share


Sitting in our horse stall


Three goodies, sausage, saur braten and a half schnitzel 


Leslie for a fresh trout


Matt got the whole schnitzel 


The swinging bridge is no longer


Tiny houses


Huge houses


Elaborate


Simple structures


Fancy painted houses and back to our AirBnB


More flowers!



 It has been 3 years and 318 days since we began our Migration

Saturday, May 9, 2026

23 April 2026 Hermann: Off to Hermann a Small Town Missouri

 



We took off from St Louis early so we could meet Lisa and Jeni for lunch in Hermann.  The St Louis hotel we were staying at had a big breakfast buffet and there were several VEX robotic teams there stocking up for the big world championships.  The drive was pretty easy but I-70 was almost entirely one big construction site.  We had lunch at Sharp Corner, burgers and fries. Then we got into our Air BnB and got settled.  I popped into the bank on yet another attempt to get the double authentication system working.  We popped into the local supermarket and then we headed up to Matt's house.


The world championships!


Hermann sayings


Hellbender blend


A flag and flagpole store


Good ols Mitch


Looking a bit nicer than the old days


Our lunch guests


A grilled cheese for nostalgia sakes


All peppered up!


Lisa and Andrea


Jeni too


No more Maifest, no more IGA eiher


The view of the river from Matts house


Patriotic


With his things clearly labeled


Bluebirds


Flowers


A collection of glassware


Odd bits of things around the  house


Paintings


Proudly displayed 


the yellow rose of Hermann


A broad shouldered hawk






 It has been 3 years and 318 days since we began our Migration