Dortmund

Dortmund is our next stop on 23 Feb, it was more 100km away from Bad Arolsen and took about 90mins to reach...We visited Dortmund Stadium and there are lots of gifts to buy but expensive...I was searching for fridge magnet for my new home but there isn't any... The picture on the right shows the Dortmund Stadium viewed from the Dortmund Tower..There are lots of cars around the stadium b'cos there is a football match today..Very crowded...The stadium can housed 83,000 spectators...Note: parking was €5..very expensive..

Next stop, Dortmund City (Shopping and Cafes Area)...The building has a blend of very old & new buildings...Can you see the WMF boutique, there is a sale going on but it is still more expensive than S'pore...

We proceed to Dortmund Tower (140m high) where you can enjoy the entire view of Dortmund...it was very windy and cold at the top...We paid €1.7 to go up which is cheaper than most cities tower like Taipei 101 Tower...If you dare, there is Bungee available (Can you see the Bungee platform)...

After the tower view, we have high tea at TurmTerrassen Cafe which is at the foot of the tower...We sat near the fire to keep warm, I order ice-cream at €3, only 2 scoops (expensive)...It is quite shiok to eat ice cream in the cold weather...That complete our Dortmund trip...next week,we planned for a trip to Salzburg, Austria...will keep u posted...see ya!...

Lion Castle of Kassel

On 22 Feb 08, we had a conducted Kassel City Tour where we visited Kassel's Lion Castle (Pictures above). This castle is more than 200 years old...



This is one of the waterfalls (30m high) around Lion Castle, there is less water flowing due to winter now...the guide said that it will be beautiful in May...

Food in Bad Arolsen

Our daily buffet dinner in hotel with Beer and one of the many pastry shops in Bad Arolsen...We are well-fed...The German food are typically very salty...

Herkules Castle & Orangerie Palace, Kassel

On 16 Feb, we had planned a drive trip to Kassel which is about 50mins away from our hotel. Along the way to kassel, we visited Herkules Castle and the pictures show Kassel Town viewed from the castle (Nice View)...There are more than 250 steep steps in Herkules Castle where we climbed and it was very tiring..

Orangerie palace in Stadtskarl Saue, Kassel...it is a beautiful park...The lake is frozen & fishes freezed...My Baby Gal, Megan will dress like this baby if she in Germany...look great & cute...

Bad Arolsen Town

Bad Arolsen is a friendly and beautiful Town...note: Sunday is a quiet day in Bad Arolsen..only restaurants are operating...

This is the train from Kassel to Bad Arolsen, the journey from Frankfurt to Bad Arolsen take about 4 hours (including train transfer & waiting time)...

This is the beautiful residenzschloss castle in Bad Arolsen, more than 300 years old...the picture on the right is the stable of the castle...

Welcome Hotel in Bad Arolsen, Germany

For the next 17 weeks (9th Feb to 6 June 08), I will be staying in 4 stars Welcome Hotel, equipped with heat pool, sauna...Great place!...it is located beside the Bad Arolsen Town Area...Our cars were covered with snow..weather: -3Deg...