Samstag, Juni 03, 2006

Weimar - Lisztstraße

I checked into Hotel Liszt along Lisztstraße (Liszt Street). Haha, call me a fan girl or anything! But I'm in Weimar for Franz, no arguments okay? Don't laugh at me! I already know I'm hopeless. Lol. Anyway, I can't help but giggling at the sight of a Liszt Apotheke (Liszt Pharmacy). Everything on the Lisztstraße is named after him, haha! There was a huge Liszt portrait in the hotel lobby. Even the hotel name card has the figure of Liszt on it. Trilled, and yet feeling totally weird. I went up to the second floor (where my room was) and voila! Another portrait of Liszt just beside my room!!!!!!!! I swooned, because it was a lovely portrait. The more scary thing is - my hotel room was 22. I may be paranoid, but 22 is the birth day of my love Franz. Aha, haha, hahahaa. Ooooh... I like the thought of it. 

And my room was HUGE! However, it was around 10-12 degrees (or even less) outside, and due to the size of the room, it was still very cold through the heaters were turned on (well, the hotel management restricted the maximum limit so the heaters weren't on full blast. Saving on the hotel bills, I guess.)

After settling down, I head out to the street in search of dinner. I had to be crazy then. Most of the shops are closed after 7pm. Same for Munich, same for Weimar. Hence, same for Germany. No luck on the street where the hotel receptionist had directed me to. I wandered around, enjoying my evening stroll at the same time, and stumbled upon a closed music shop. Wow, the scores on display were good stuff! Alas, it would not be opened on Sunday. I'll try Monday.

And I found a restaurant. Had asparagus with potatoes. Great dinner. The potatoes were the best I've tasted! And my first plate of asparagus in Germany! Had always fancied about how Germans take their asparagus, and I got my answers. It was guuuuuuuut. Lecker, oder? Hehe. Ordered a cup of hot chocolate with cream in addition to my dinner - haha, sinful food!

Went back to the hotel after 9pm; bathed (gosh, the bathroom was still cold!) and tried to plan for tomorrow's route. But due to lack of sleep this early morning, I can't help but fell asleep with my hair still dripping wet and my travel notes scattered all over my bed. With the lights still on! Well, that was the end of a day long spent on trains.

posted by empress @ 9:30 PM