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1936 On the Continent

1936 On the Continent

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Autoren: Eugene Fodor
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streets, though rather loud for sensitive ears. The Drosselhof in the Drosselstrasse is one of the most beautiful wine houses on the Rhine.
W IESBADEN
    Should also belong to this section, but made such an impression on me that I feel I should not insult it by this telegraphic style of writing.
Wiesbaden
    I really meant to go straight from Mainz to Frankfort, but I heard of a better way and broke my journey at Wiesbaden. The few hours I spent there were by no means long enough to give a complete picture of this world-famous watering-place, one of the most beautiful and well-cared-for in Europe. As I wanted to be in Frankfort in the evening, I could neither go to the Opera as I was advised, as the best artists in Germany are to be heard there, nor to a concert in the Kurhaus, the building of which cost £500,000. I could, however, breathe the wonderful air of Wiesbaden, a place combining all the features of a fine town and a garden-surrounded spa. Although it has 160,000 inhabitants, as one strolls through the Kursaalplatz, the Kurpark, or the unique promenades, one feels only the comfort and luxury of a great town without being disturbed by the traffic of a modern city. Coming, however, from the Kur quarter to the shopping centre, a few minutes away, one would think oneself in Paris.
    The Kurhaus, in spite of its ornateness, gives an impression of harmony and, I might almost say, friendliness. It is worthy of the thousand-year-old reputation of Wiesbadenas a watering-place. (The Romans knew its health-giving springs.) No less than twenty-seven different springs supply the wonderful water which is used successfully for many different complaints. Wiesbaden is specially recommended for nerves, neuralgic pains, rheumatism and diseases of the respiratory organs, but chiefly it is a unique resort for all convalescents and for those who seek healing and relaxation. The town is surrounded by the gentle slopes of the Taunas mountains and itself lies about 400 feet above the sea. Everywhere, during my short stay in Wiesbaden, I heard English spoken. This spa has for a long time been the resort of English and Americans and has recently become fashionable again. In the course of a year the population of Wiesbaden is doubled, so to speak, the number of visitors coming for the cure being as great as the number of regular inhabitants, that is about 160,000. There are a large number of baths, some of them private, some of them, like the Kaiser Friedrich Bad, municipal. Of the springs, I shall only mention the Kochbrunnen, which is situated in the middle of the Kurpark, and, like all the others, comes from a hot underground source.
Hotels at Wiesbaden
    Wiesbaden is not only a spa, but also a good sports town, with excellent swimming baths, splendid golf courses, and many other ways of making life varied and pleasant. As I did not myself stay in Wiesbaden, it is difficult for me to recommend hotels, and in any case it would be hard to choose amongst them. There are no less than seventy hotels, some of which are world renowned. The foremost is the Hotel Rose, immediately opposite the Kochbrunnen, with its own thermal bath, covered tennis court and comforts to satisfy the most fastidious. In the last few years the prices in Wiesbaden have been considerably reduced—previously the inclusive price at the Hotel Rose was 25 marks a day, to-day it is only 15 marks. The Nassauer Hof is equally popular with English and Americans, where the prices are 1 to 2 marks cheaper. But there are plenty of other places where one can safely put up, as the Wiesbaden hotel industry is on a very high level.
    Wiesbaden was also occupied by the English troops, and I must say I envy the officers and soldiers who spent someconsiderable time here. If I had had time I should have been glad to stop at Biebrich, through which I passed on the way to Wiesbaden, as there is one of the largest German Sekt factories, founded by the Henckell family, where visitors are welcomed and served with Sekt. Biebrich occurred to me in connection with the subject of the occupation, as one of the owners of this great factory was father-in-law to Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler’s Ambassador at Large, who is known to us on account of the many important negotiations he has carried out in London.
Frankfort
    I was very sorry to run away from Wiesbaden, but I had made plans to stay that night in Frankfort. Even at night Frankfort railway station was a fine sight, surrounded by the

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