Weekend in Western Germany
A few weekends ago, Liebling and I spent the weekend in Usseln, a tiny town located Western Germany, where we spent a disproportionate amount of time eating and taking in the very pretty landscape.
While I’ve been to Berlin 7 times, I am a neophyte when it comes to the other cities in Deutschland. In fact, before this visit to Usseln, I had never been to any other area in Germany. For this reason, I was excited to see how this teeny tiny “blink and you’ll miss it” town in the western part of Germany would compare to the urban sprawl of Berlin, Liebling’s hometown.
Usseln is almost ghostly calm compared to Germany’s funky, noisy capital in the east. From first glance it was evident that things move at a lot slower pace here. The streets were lonely and the few people I did see out were in their golden years.
That said, the tidy streets and adorable houses won me over right away. Everything was so quaint!
Our main purpose for the trip was to visit Liebling’s oma (grandma), who had just celebrated her 86th birthday. During our stay we lay our heads at the Post Hotel Usseln, a hotel owned and managed by Liebling’s aunt and uncle. The hotel has been in their family for generations and quite the big deal in Usseln- it is booked solid most weekends by nature lovers looking to ski or hike in the surrounding area. The weekend we were there, Liebling’s aunt had only just managed to scrounge up a (lush!) room for us.
As I said above, we didn’t do much over the weekend except for visit with family, eat, and relax. Liebling’s lovely mama, however, did make sure I got to do some sightseeing as it was my first time outside of Berlin. Taking advantage of the crisp autumn weather and bright sunlight, we took a walk through the countryside.
She also made sure to bring Liebling and I to a local restaurant that was very German in aspect and offerings.
One reason that I adore coming to Germany so much is because with a German as a partner, I get a real ‘inside scoop’ on German culture, language, and food. Liebling and his family are always eager to introduce me too all things Deutsch, things I wouldn’t have tried or known about had I not been involved with a German.
Have you ever been to Germany? Does it interest you to go?
