Weimar
 

My husband and I will spend our 25th anniversary in Weimar this October 8th. Does anyone have any suggestions for an awesome meal or evening event that we would enjoy. We have only been to this town for one night once before and fell in love with the atmosphere but didn't spend enough time to get familiar. Thanks.

Restaurant Anna Amalia in the Hotel Elephant has one star in Michelin guide.

Thanks, now the other shoe. We're vegetarians, do you think we'll be happy with the choices?

The cook is italian, so do you think he isn't able to cook vegetarian?! Generally a "star" kitchen is much more flexible than a normal kitchen.

Send a email to the restaurant, and ask for a special vegetarian menu for your event!

BTW: Which hotel is already booked?

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury...anguage=en_US&

The restaurant is part of this hotel, so you can contact the restaurant by this email-contact even.

We're staying at the Hilton. The name sounded Italian, thank goodness. Generally Italian food is very friendly to vegetarians. When we come to a new area we usually look for Mexican, Italian or Asian food, the choices are usually good but not always the food. I appreciate the recomendation and Michelin's too of course. Now if the dollar would strengthen against the Euro it would be a perfect trip.

The Hilton is not in the centre of weimar, so you have to take a taxi.

Anna Amalia was the name of a local dutchess!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Am...%C3%BCttel

Is there anything you don't know? I would have never thought Amelia was a German duchess, Italian yes, German not in the first 10 guesses. Now when we finish dinner is there a concert or event we can't miss in Weimar?

p.s. I'm learning alot from this conversation, thanks.

Look at me: http://www.weimar.de/nc/en/tourism/homepage/

and me: http://www.nationaltheater-weimar.de/2004/index.html

It is only in german available...

Weimar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weimar

Sorry -Wrong thread!

On 7.October the Nationaltheater is performing Goethe's Torquanto Tasso. I can't think of a better thing than to experience a play by Weimar's leading literary figure in his own city:

http://www.nationaltheater-weimar.de...Torquato+Tasso


On 1 December 2007 the historic Anna Amalia Library is reopening its magnificent Rococo Hall, which was so tragically burned in the 2004 fire. You might want to check with your hotel concierge to see if any part of the faciliy might be open to visit before the official opening date.

http://gonzo.uni-weimar.de/~wis/index_e.html

http://www.uni-weimar.de/cms/univers...109.0.html?L=1

http://www.klassik-stiftung.de/index.php?id=753&L=1

http://www.zwiebelmarkt.info/index.htm

http://www.weimartrip.de/frameset_sehen_neu.htm

And the rest: http://www.quermania.de/thueringen/s...r/weimar.shtml

I hope it will help you a little bit!

Unfortunately is not all in english available, but the fotos are international...

FWIW, if you get sick of Weimar and want to see something else, I recommend Thuringia's state capital, Erfurt, which is about 30mins away. Really beautiful town, more city-ish, less touristy, more genuine IMO.

By accident we ended up in Erfurt rather than Weimar on our first visit, and did Weimer as a day trip. We have always returned to stay in Erfurt subsequently.

Jena is not very interesting btw.

Erfurt and Gotha I will see next year, when I stay in Weimar.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now I need to check out all the links and bring notes with me. I may be back with questions, we leave in 5 days to begin our trip. Starting out in Munich and then to Austria for a few days, and the actual anniversary will be spent in Weimar, which will be the best part of the trip now (you know what I mean).

Lot's of fun!!!

Your comment has solved my dilemma...i have 3 nights to stay solo in Germany before heading back to Frankfurt for flight back to us.. I'd be arriving in Erfurt on Saturday and was thinking this was probably going to be more 'down' time than i needed..assuming that a lot of things will be closed on Sunday..But a day trip to Weimar would be great!! Thank you thank you.

Anytime! :)

Another possibility is to go to Eisenach (45 mins from Erfurt) and hike up to the Wartburg, ie, the fortress/castle where Luther translated the Bible, etc. Lots of German history there. Eisenach itself is also nice.

>>we shall see what the weather is like...this will be like the 2nd week in dec..!!

2nd weekend in December? That's just perfect for the Christmas market in Erfurt. Go, no matter what the weather will be like. They'll provide enough Glühwein to keep you warm.

Here's another who fell in love with Erfurt. The place is a jewel.

In Erfurt, I highly recommend the recently-built Grand Hotel am Dom (an Accor property). It is just around the corner from the Dom and is right across the street from the Theater Erfurt, the new opera house that opened in 2003. It is very easy to reach if you are arriving by train - from the outside of the Hauptbahnhof, take EVAG streetcar #4 to the "Theater" stop - it takes just a couple of minutes from Anger Square (the shopping and transportation hub). The rooms are modern and well-equipped, with beautiful public areas and a very good restaurant serving a truly outstanding breakfast:

http://www.grand-hotel-erfurt.de