As you'll recall, Internet, the
Voigts and us go
waaaaay back.
Adam and I were roommates -
and band mates - back in our glory days at
WMU, and he and his wife, Lindsey, were some of our closest friends while we were down in
Orlando. Hell, they were more of a family to our kids than our
own family was for eight years. It therefore goes without saying that we've missed having them around a great deal, and were consequently
thrilled when they let us know that they'd be visiting with relatives up in
Frankenmuth, MI, and would be able to squeeze us in for a mini-visit during their stay.
And so, let's see how the Hough/Voigt Bavarian-themed August visit went down. . .
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Crossing the Scary Bridge (the Michigan version, located in scenic Zilwaukee, MI) |
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I picked up a nine-pack of specialty pints from Brewery Vivant - not one of my favorite Michigan breweries, but I figured it'd be a nice switch-up from the usual Bell's and Founder's fare for Mr. Voigt and I. . . |
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After an hour-ish drive in the rain down I-75, we arrived at the Bavarian Inn restaurant in Frankenmuth. . . |
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They had a ton of candy and toy stores in the basement of this place, so it goes without saying that our children were a pain in the ass to keep track of. . . |
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May this image forever haunt your dreams. . . |
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This display is like heroin for my offspring |
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On our way out of the basement 'mall,' posing for the obligatory photo-op board. After speaking on the phone with the Voigts, we realized that we had parked at and entered the wrong building. |
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On our way to the Voigts' actual hotel, the Bavarian Inn itself. First we had to cross this creepy Sleepy Hollow-ish bridge, though. . . |
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At least we didn't have any flaming pumpkins thrown at us on our way across. . . so we had that going for us. |
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The Bavarian Inn Lodge |
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The infamous Adam Q. Voigt. We went downstairs to order a couple pizzas, have a few beers, and walk around a bit while the womenfolk stayed upstairs with the kids and caught up. |
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Back in the room, waiting for food |
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View from their room, overlooking a pretty insane play area. |
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Sadly, I never checked this out. |
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After pizza, watching a movie and trying to wind the kids down a little |
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(We're pretty photogenic.) |
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I downloaded one of those face-swapping apps for my phone to keep the kids entertained when they're getting stir-crazy. Pretty creepy results. |
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Pool full o' hotties |
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Second generation group photo |
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The kids neglected to bring hoodies or cover-ups of any kind with them (like we told them to), so the girls ended up having to share mine throughout the evening. . . |
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Winding down (note the Voigts' kids are already in bed.) |
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It was a short visit, but a good one all the same. It'll hopefully be an annual thing between now and whenever the hell they decide to get off their asses and come home to Michigan. |
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Scenic Bavaria. We'll probably be stopping by again in December for our annual Bronner's outing (which I'm sure I'll be telling you folks all about. . .) |
- Brian
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