Travel Desk / Germany, the Rhine
The Rhine Valley, Berlin, and Baden-Baden
Germany, the Rhine Blanche is surprised by Berlin and finds the design scene moving in a layered way, and she finds one hotel along the Rhine with a view she does not stop thinking about. Hazel finds Germany structurally satisfying, respects the pharmacy deeply, and has an opinion about the train system the audience screencaps.
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Hotels and Stays Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin Book → Brenners Park-Hotel Baden-Baden, for the spa and bathroom assessment Book → The boutique Rhine hotels, for the cruise Book → Experiences Blanche’s Mostly Martha , the serious German dinner she curates, with a Riesling Spätlese The Rhine castle count The Berlin episode, which surprises them both The German pharmacy Baden-Baden, one of the great European spas Book → Restaurants and Cafes Rhine Valley Riesling Book → The Christmas market, if the season is right Book → German beer, taken on Reinheitsgebot grounds Book → Planning The Rhine cruise with AmaWaterways or Viking, reached by Lufthansa to Frankfurt This hub opens lightly and fills over time.
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