a happy heart: A Girl and Her Dad: Road from Canada (Day 5)

You may have noticed that the title of today's post is slightly different in comparison to the others. Well, that's because today we left Canada. Dad and I woke up in time to have breakfast, which for me was way too early. That time, was 8 AM. I guess not having any sleep in college makes you appreciate those moments when you can sleep in. Anyways, in case you were wondering, my waffles were delicious.

We hit the road around 10 AM today and were back in the US around 3 PM. Crossing the border and going through border patrol was so nerve wracking. I felt as if I was reliving my arrival back to the States from my time in South America. Good thing Dad is a smooth talker or I may not have made it back without intensive interrogation.

We spent the afternoon/early evening in a small German town called Frankenmuth. One might wonder how two people could find such a town? Well, as soon as the lady at the information center told us that there was a Christmas store in the town called Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland, we knew where we were going. It is open 361 days of the year. MY DREAM. I've never been as overwhelmed by Christmas as I was in that very moment. It was a maze of ornaments, nutcrackers, nativity scenes, hummels, lights, Santas, and anything else Christmas! We were only there for a half hour, but I could have spent HOURS AND HOURS there. In fact, it was so huge that we were starting to get lost. It was a dream come true. Most of today's pictures are from there...

Afterwards, I bought Dad dinner at the Bavarian Inn, which is a German restaurant. We started off with bread. And then they brought out four bowls with homemade applesauce, cranberry sauce, coleslaw, and chicken salad as appetizers. Then, we got our food: schnitzel, sauerbraten, rouladen, kasseler rippchen, and chicken. Oh, and on top of that we were given sauerkraut, stuffing, buttered noodles, and corn. I felt like it was a Thanksgiving feast. It made up for our lack of food over the past few days. It was well worth it. If you're ever in the Frankenmuth area, GO THERE. Seriously.

It's sad to think that our trip is coming to an end, but at the same time, we have so much adventure ahead of us! A few more days on the road with Gar Bear will result in adventure.