Hannover - Tag Zwei

You probably didn't know this but Germany is known for their Mexican food. I know, I was surprised myself.

Okay, not really, but we did eat at this restaurant twice! You probably think I dragged Jim here, but he really wanted to go back that second time. Really.

If you're ever in Hannover, go to Enchilada.

And if you can't get to Hannover and to Enchilada, you can use this recipe (once you translate it) for The Very Best Margarita. I know I've said that before, but it is really, really good.

This is a headstone dating back to 1836, but here's the strange part . . .

it's in this city park. That's our hotel in the distance.

This cemetery is right in town with four-lane streets, a roundabout, sidewalks, and bike paths running through it.

And so is this little chapel that goes with the cemetery. It's called Nikolaikapelle (Nicholas Chapel) and was built in 1250. It was destroyed in 1943 during WWII and what is left is what you see today. The area was transformed in the 1950's to be more car-friendly, hence the streets and roundabout. It is the oldest building in Hannover.

This is Hanover Transport Services aka Gehry Tower. It's actually a famous building because it was designed by the famous architect, Frank Gehry.

Frank was born in 1929 and despite being quite famous, he is still alive. This building was built in 2001. It's fairly simple compared to some of his works, but it is unique and interesting.

This is a typical street in the Old Town part of Hannover. And also where you will find Enchilada - in the Old Town. See, I told you, Germans have always done Mexican right.

This is Leineschloss (Leine Castle). The original building was home to the Kings of Hannover and built in 1640. As you might guess, it was destroyed, burned and finally rebuilt in the late 1950's. It now serves as the seat of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony.

This massive bronze sculpture by Italian artist, Floriano Bodini, is of the Goettinger Sieben - seven professors from the University of Goettinger in the early 19th century. King Ernst August fired them all in 1837 after they protested a change in the newly founded constitution. You may recognize one or two of them . . . they are:

-Wilhelm Eduard Albrecht

-Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann

-Heinrich Ewald

-Jacob Grimm

-Wilhelm Grimm

-Georg Gottfried Gervinus

-Wilhelm Eduard Weber

Wilhelm. A popular name. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were brothers. Fairy tales . . .

This is another view of Leine Castle and you can see the Town Hall in the distance.

This is the Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall) completed in 1913. This picture just doesn't do it justice. It's massive and very ornate.

This picture is taken from near the back of the Town Hall. The entire site is beautiful.

Here's a picture I found on the internet that does a little better job of illustrating this huge site and beautiful building.

This is what is left of Aegidienkirche (Aegidien church) built in the 14th century. As with most everything else, it was destroyed in WWII.

It has been preserved and now serves as a memorial to the victims of the war.

Hannover is a very nice German city.

Next stop: Hameln. This looks misspelled, but it's not - I can hardly leave it without an "i", but this is the way it's spelled in Germany so I shall also spell it as the Germans do.