Fredericksburg, Texas

On Friday we drove up Highway 173 from Hondo to Kerrville. What a beautiful drive. This is a really pretty part of Texas. We took 16 on over to Fredericksburg. It is an old German town and has wonderful old buildings. The main reason we went was to go to the National Museum of the Pacific War. Fredericksburg is the boyhood home of Admiral Nimitz and part of the museum is in the old hotel owned by his grandfather. We spent all day there and could have stayed longer. Your ticket is good for 2 days so that gives you an idea of how much there is to see. It is very impressive. They have lots of static displays and wonderful pictures and videos. It takes you step by step through the war in the Pacific. We really need to stay longer in the area and check out lots of the other things to do there. Fredericksburg is also renowned for its peaches but they were not quite ready.

The museum has an excellent web site if you want to see more: www.Nimitz-Museum.org