A Walk in the Weimar Woods

Ahhh, it was lovely to stumble upon a natural little paradise just at the back of Weimar. I walked around the woods for a while, then found a little park bench & lay there looking up through the trees. No one was around; it was heavenly. I fell in & out of sleep & was there for well over an hour & a half.

Just wonderful!!!

Weimar - Cultural Capital of Germany

Located in the state of Thuringia, Weimar has been home to many cultural legends in its time. It was voted the European Capital of Culture in 1999. Goethe, Schiller, Bach & even Nietsche have lived here at some stage, making it a town for pilgrimage from the artistic community members & intelligentsia across Europe.

It's a small town with a small town feel. Quite a nice alternative to the big town atmosphere that has been the key focus on my trip so far. But it another respect, it's a bit too sleepy, & the only site I was motivated to check out was Goethe's house. And that's it.

Buchenwald Concentration Camp is also located just outside the town, but I opted not to go. But Obama was here only a couple of months ago to visit the site.

A Scary Hostel Room in Weimar

When I arrived at my hostel in Weimar, I checked in, got the keys & headed to my room. I opened the door & was taken aback when these scary monster pictures were drawn all over the walls.

Ooohhh...I have trouble sleeping at times, & I also have a tendency to sleepwalk. Luckily, I managed to get a couple of good nights of sleep regardless of my room mates.

Some French Folk on the Train Trip to Weimar

On the train to Weimar, I met Guillaume & Celine, two friends travelling together from Strasburg, France. They’d been to Romania, Prague, Hungary in search of the wildness in the East of Europe. Even though they were once attacked by a dog, & found travelling around Romania devoid of tourism elements (semi-wild), they were surprised to find that the places they’d visited were fairly similar to towns in Western Europe.
We had a wonderful conversation the whole trip, discussing everything from whether to buy residential property in the current economic crisis, to the continuing plight of Australian Aboriginals, to where we’d been on our travel journeys. Best of all, we had some great laughs. It was just a pity I couldn’t have continued the train trip with them to Frankfurt. I did enjoy their company.