It was the evening of July 16, 2012. We were late checking in after a grueling six hours on the autobahn from Potsdam to Weimar in the Thuringian area of Germany. We had to change hotels, and it was getting… Continue Reading →

Not Julie Andrews, But Don’t Miss: Salzburg Marionettentheater Our first night in Salzburg last summer, Friday, July 20, we hurried up the block from dinner at the Stieglbrau Restaurant at the Hotel Imlauer to take in a performance of The… Continue Reading →

Metropolis:Freder Is A National Socialist HeroMetropolis is ruled over by a She-Devil the “Man Machine”. Mr. Frederson, the head of the industrial city which is probably Berlin, adores her and worships her. He can’t see beyond her and at night… Continue Reading →

Convenient For Those At The Imlauer: The Stieglbrau RestaurantThe best thing about this restaurant is how convenient it is to those staying at the Best Western Imlauer Hotel. We checked into that hotel on Friday, July 20 last summer and… Continue Reading →

Inspires Alpine Dreams:Frommer’s Munich and the Bavarian Alps: This book was so compelling that I had my husband read it aloud to me every night while I was taking a shower. I didn’t want to miss a word. During the… Continue Reading →

I Had To Guide My Husband Into The Parking Space:We had rented a Ford Mondeo for our ten-day driving tour of Germany and Austria last summer, but at only one other hotel in Germany (Best Western Plus Hotel St Raphael… Continue Reading →

Lawrence of Arabia Movie Review:From the beginning of the movie Lawrence of Arabia seems non-intellectual, disrespectful of authority, and rebellious. He constantly tells everybody, “I’m different” as if he has a chip on his shoulder. The wardrobe mistress even claimed… Continue Reading →

Seems Like The Biggest Parking Lot In Europe: Hilton Nuremberg: on Trip Advisor During our ten-day driving trip of Germany and Austria last summer we were getting used to squeezing our rented Ford Mondeo into tiny spaces. In Potsdam we… Continue Reading →

Pack Them In Your Suitcase: I bought a pair of Isotoner Women’s Terry Ballerina slippers to pack in my suitcase when we were leaving for Europe last summer. Nothing could be more convenient. I kept them on the nightstand of… Continue Reading →

Couldn’t Find Hotel Coming From The Autobahn: Coming from the autobahn we had a hard time finding the Best Western Grand City Parkhotel. It seemed to be tucked away amidst residential housing and flats in Potsdam, Germany last summer on… Continue Reading →