Pumpkins & Aying

It's another October Sunday and that means that I post something Halloween-related. Look which decoration I bought this week:

I just love the smiling and sparkling pumpkins -- and they have pretty spirals, too!

Today I made an outing to Aying, a town about 20 to 30 minutes from Munich. First I visited a bakery.

Watching how the different breads and pasteries were made.

The kids on the left side tried to make pretzels.

Those guys were the real pretzel-makers.

Auszogne -- a fried dough pastry.

Brezen -- soft pretzels.

Yummy bread.

Now on to the Ayinger Brewery across the street.

Aside from beer, you can taste and buy juice and lemonade.

There was a handicraft market both outdoors and indoors in a large hall.

So many interesting things to see.

Wooden treasures.

Here you could buy coffee and cake.

The brewery was open for the public.

It was loud, it was hot, and it was fascinating to see the bottles racing around.

There was a smell of yeast in the air.

It was also bright and shiny.

The leaves outside the window have started to change into their fall finest.

Now follow me up the staircase to an overview over the brewery.

It's a modern brewery, and yet it has an old-fashioned charm.

It was hypnotic to watch the bottles making circles.

If you want to see more brewery photos, be sure to visit my blog posts from 2008 and 2010. The latter even includes a short video, so that you can hear the noise.