Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
At the river Werra near Laubach, Hann. Münden, Germany you can find the restaurant Spiegelburg (also known as Zella) which is named after the ruin of a castle located not far away. They operate a camping area and a hotel in a quiet area away from civilization. The owners come from the Netherlands and that is not only visible by the flag in front of the restaurant. Continue reading “Spiegelburg / Zella”
We wanted to visit places in Köln and Bonn, Germany. Therefore we decided for a hotel in between: the H+ Hotel in Brühl. It is a former Ramada hotel now belonging to this new hotel chain. It states to be a four star hotel but it feels to be a bit less. Nevertheless we had a pleasant stay. Continue reading “Between Cologne and Bonn”
The Jagdhaus Heede in Hann. Münden, Germany has an old-fashioned name – but also a good and modern menu. It is a restaurant with an attached hotel in a remote part of the city directly next to the forest on Blümer Berg. Continue reading “Jagdhaus Heede”
The Hotel Fregehaus is located in a backyard of the city center of Leipzig, Germany – only some meters away from the historic town hall, the market place and the famous Auerbachs Keller. It is a boutique hotel with a nice style and old-style decorations that fit very well to the location. Continue reading “Fregehaus”
I’ve seen different hotels in Essen, Germany – but the Motel One is my favorite one so far. Not only because of the nice design used here but also because of the good location: It is in the inner city directly at the Kennedyplatz, just 6-8 minutes on foot from the central railway station. Continue reading “At the Kennedyplatz”
When I was looking for an away home in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic I discovered the Villa Wingolf and decided to book an apartment there. It is not far from they pedestrian zone (with a good BILLA supermarket) and the spa center is also only some minutes on foot. Continue reading “Villa Wingolf”
As we wanted to see the Auto- und Technikmuseum at Sinsheim and the Technikmuseum at Speyer I was looking for an away home close to Heidelberg and stumbled open the Schilderhäuschen – a 400 years old half-timbered house in Neckargemünd, Germany. Continue reading “Down by the river”
I was looking for a hotel in Köln, Germany not too far away from the main railway station. As there seemed to be a fair in the city prices were up and I had to search a bit – and then the Catholic church came to rescue. The Erzbistum Köln operates a nice guest house just ten minutes from Köln Hauptbahnhof in the city center. Continue reading “Maternushaus”
What to do with an old jail close to the city center? A lot of cities (including my hometown Göttingen, Germany) have to solve this question as these facilities often get to small and are rebuilt outside of the city. Often monument conservation laws prevent to change too much of the building. In Kaiserslautern, Germany they found a good way without denying the former usage. Continue reading “One night at Alcatraz”
We wanted to spend some days in and around München, Germany. It was the time of the last days of the Oktoberfest and getting a hotel room was expensive. The biggest problem was to find a family room in a hotel where you have a separate room for our six year old companion. As this failed we decided to rent an away home and found one at the southern end of the Starnberger See in a small village called Seeshaupt. It included access to the lake, a great garden and a boat – which sounded like a very good option. Continue reading “House at the lake”