27. Landhaus Eden, Soltau
We
had a few days to get back to Germany, and originally I thought of visiting
Hamburg but after we got close to this HUGE city, I had 2nd
thoughts.
Hamburg
is not a town for just a day; it takes a lot more time to visit Hamburg.
Driving
out of Denmark was uneventful, there is no Passport Control, we just drove and
all of a sudden the signage changed and we were in Deutschland.
After
about 5 hours of driving, with lots of stop and go traffic around Hamburg I had
had it. The car we had was a stick shift, so you are constantly on the clutch
and you need to shift up, then down again when you encounter traffic
congestion. Around Hamburg there was a lot of that. We found a hotel along the highway and were
lucky. It was the perfect place. The hotel, Landhaus Eden, had a Restaurant
with it and the room was quiet and large and had A/C.
Yes,
Carol found some spots of mold in the bathroom and, of course, told the
reception about it. They said they would fix it once we leave.
Ha,
do you think they will do it?
But
they were friendly about the process, no, we did not get another room, there
wasn’t another one available, the receptionist said. All was done with a smile
and ‘no’ action on the hotel part.
The
breakfast, included, was awesome, though. We had a HUGE spread, with a pat of butter
machine. I kid you not, you pulled a lever and a pat of butter popped out. I
had never seen one of those before.
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| Fountain Was Near a Large Pond |
We
had dinner at the hotel, too, good food. Lots of people ate there; a
neighborhood group was a bit rowdy and boisterous, but just harmless fun with a
couple of beers.
One
couple had a ‘cute’ small kid, who had a mind of his own. Every time the
parents were about to eat, the child, not being seated in a highchair, left the
table and ran away to a small pond nearby. Of course, one parent had to run
after the child, the cozy dinner they thought they would have, being now
totally taken over by this boy. Ah, am I glad to not have small ‘kids’ any
longer. I remember those days when the children were like a bag of fleas,
hopping and running around every which way. Phew…. I am glad that is over.
I
am turning into a stodgy guy… I like my peace and quiet, like to take my time
with things.
I
have no problems watching, though. As long as this kid did not come to our
table and bother me, I am ok with the parents running after him.
Just
let me have my peace…..I will turn into a lion if you interfere with my time.
We
just drove that day, found a hotel and that was it….
We
are going towards Frankfurt now, time to go back to Toronto.
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