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Weekend in Weimar

A September 2005 trip to Weimar by USMA1991

Quote: Weimar is a quiet, beautiful town off the beaten path. I took my family for a long weekend there with no set itinerary in mind. We stayed at the Weimar Hilton, strolled throughout the town and its large parks, went to nearby Buchenwald, and really enjoyed ourselves.
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Hilton Weimar Best of IgoUgo

Hotel

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We chose the Hilton Weimar over the nearby Elephant for its location and amenities and were not disappointed at all. From the moment we checked in, our experience there was very good--as soon as the front desk realized we had requested a crib for our infant, they upgraded us to a larger room to ensure that we had plenty of space and provided quite a few good recommendations for nearby restaurants and sights. The Hilton is located in a quiet neighborhood across from Goethe Park, about a 10-minute walk to the pedestrian zone in town. It is a very easy--and nice--stroll if the weather is good; if not, the bus stops right in front of the hotel. Included in the rate was admittance to a nice heated indo...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on October 12, 2005

Hilton Weimar
BELVEDERER ALLEE 25
Weimar, Germany
004936437220

Buchenwald Concentration Camp Best of IgoUgo

Attraction

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The concentration camp at Buchenwald, on the northern outskirts of Weimar, is a very sobering experience. Many of its buildings have been torn down, but a few have been left standing to give you an idea of what the camp looked like and to house exhibitions of life there and its history, from its origins to its liberation by the Americans. Some of the exhibits, through personal letters and accounts, show how much the captors here believed in what they were doing; other exhibits display how cruelly those beliefs manifested themselves in the treatment of the prisoners. Yet others show how the human spirit endured in the harshest of conditions as each individual struggled to survive. This is not a pla...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on October 11, 2005

Buchenwald Concentration Camp
North of the city
Weimar, Germany

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USMA1991

USMA1991
Los Angeles, California

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