Since we crossed into former East Germany (just before arriving at Eisenach) Germany has felt slightly different in a way I cannot quite describe. This atmosphere is enhanced by very low grey skies, cold temps, lightly falling snow.
The buildings are a mixture of very old structures here and they're surrounded by buildings that clearly date from mid 20th Century. The emergency vehicles' sirens make the same sound as those in Italy and France, yet they resonate differently in this context.
Our hotel in Eisenach was connected to a golf resort (Mark was eating his heart out) and flight school. The dining room was in a separate building (pictured below) which our server explained was built in 1936 as a flight training facility. I think it wise to speculate no further in writing about this building's original purpose.
The hotel looks nice. I can relate to the grey atmosphere of Germany. I was there in January and it was quite cold and grey. The good news is that we've had sun, warm temperatures in th 40-50's and snow is melting rapidly. Something to look forward to!
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