Sorry no pictures. However, Tom and I decided to go to Bonn (Plittersdorf) on the spur of the moment. I booked a hotel on the Rhine, just south of Plittersdorf. The hotel was called 'Hotel Dreesen' and wow what a history:
Opened on 3 May 1894. Catered to wealthy clientele because the area was a spa town. Some of the aristocracy and statesmen who have stayed there: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mikhail Gorbachev, Henry Kissenger, every Pres and every chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. Some of the celebrities: Charlie Chaplin, Danny Kaye.
In 1926, Adolf Hitler stayed there, still a stateless writer in those days. Then in 1938, he and Neville Chamberlain held preliminary talks on the Munich Pact there.
During the 2nd world war, the hotel served as an internment camp for 100 diplomats. In 1945, all of Bad Godesberg was handed over to the Americans without a fight...that is when Dwight D. Eisenhower stayed there for a week. It was released from occupation in 1952. After refurbishment the hotel opened in 1952. Now that the government has relocated to Berlin, they lost 100% of their guests...but now it's open to the lowly citizens like Tom and me!
We walked the Rhein River path most of the evening. Found a quaint German restaurant and we had probably the best German meal I have ever had. Spetzle and pork in a mushroom sauce. Fresh veggies. Every bite was, "UMMMMM"....one of those meals where you don't want to talk b/c you are concentrating on the celebration your tastebuds are having.
The next day we rented bikes and rode up to Bonn. Did some shopping and biked back.
One of those things you can do as an empty -nester. Keep working at it kids!!!
Opened on 3 May 1894. Catered to wealthy clientele because the area was a spa town. Some of the aristocracy and statesmen who have stayed there: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mikhail Gorbachev, Henry Kissenger, every Pres and every chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. Some of the celebrities: Charlie Chaplin, Danny Kaye.
In 1926, Adolf Hitler stayed there, still a stateless writer in those days. Then in 1938, he and Neville Chamberlain held preliminary talks on the Munich Pact there.
During the 2nd world war, the hotel served as an internment camp for 100 diplomats. In 1945, all of Bad Godesberg was handed over to the Americans without a fight...that is when Dwight D. Eisenhower stayed there for a week. It was released from occupation in 1952. After refurbishment the hotel opened in 1952. Now that the government has relocated to Berlin, they lost 100% of their guests...but now it's open to the lowly citizens like Tom and me!
We walked the Rhein River path most of the evening. Found a quaint German restaurant and we had probably the best German meal I have ever had. Spetzle and pork in a mushroom sauce. Fresh veggies. Every bite was, "UMMMMM"....one of those meals where you don't want to talk b/c you are concentrating on the celebration your tastebuds are having.
The next day we rented bikes and rode up to Bonn. Did some shopping and biked back.
One of those things you can do as an empty -nester. Keep working at it kids!!!
4 comments:
Sounds amazing!!! Spur of the moment vacations are sometimes the best!
Awesome hotel!! I would love to stay there.
NO PICTURES?????!!!!!! How rude. ;)
How fun that you are now rid of your kids and you can do fun spur of the moment stuff like this. haha
The real question: how saddle sore were you two? :)
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