DESTINATIONS HANOVER GERMANY
◗ DAY TWO 09.30: Board the S4 train from Hanover’s main station to Nordstemmen (these leave at 30 minutes past the hour), then walk the less-than-two miles to Schloss Marienburg. This pretty castle is Germany’s Taj Mahal – a monument to love. The last king of Hanover – who inherited the title after the British throne had passed to Victoria – had the castle built as a gift for his beloved wife Marie. But before the construction was complete, war broke out with Prussia, and in 1866 George was exiled to Austria, with his family following him a year later. So the castle was barely inhabited – looked after by just a caretaker for 80 years, it’s preserved in its original historic state. Still owned by the Hanover family, it is open but
In the kitchen are the 365 cake moulds that ensured the queen had a different-shaped dessert every day
GRAND HOTEL MUSSMANN
only for guided tours, due to the priceless artefacts at every turn. The Classic Castle Tour and a tour of the exhibition The Path to the Crown, which features the Hanoverian crown jewels and explains the background of the union between the Hanoverian and British thrones, are run in English, and cost €8 and
relentlessly positive, hills-are- alive sort of person who starts the day with a song in my heart. But at the Grand Hotel Mussmann, I couldn’t help it – the shower flashes disco colours and plays The Weather Girls’ 1982 classic It’s Raining Men when you turn it on. This is particularly enchanting when you take into account that at every other level, this is a relatively sober and staid hotel in the city centre designed to appeal to both the leisure and business markets. Sitting right on the main square Ernst-
Tried & Tested I am not usually the kind of
August-Platz, it couldn’t be in a better location for sightseeing. Though unremarkable in looks, the 140 rooms and suites are spacious and comfortable, and those bathrooms are rather swankily turned out in marble, with Hermes toiletries. Friendly service and a breakfast buffet with continental, German and cooked options make this a great city-break stay. Book it: From €62 a night at weekends and €124 during the week.
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11.00: New Town Hall
12.00: Old Town
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