Day 14 - Getting to Flöha
This route up to Flöha was just stunning. East Germany is not mountainous, but certainly undulating, and they must have spent a fortune on the roads, as the surfaces were so flat and smooth; bet they were designed by and for bikers!!!
Before leaving though, we were treated to an excellent breakfast in bed, from this wonderful stopover. We think it was an old monastery and each room would have been the high clergy's top notch priests that stayed there as living quarters. This was a memorable place to stay and stands out amongst all the hotels.
We stopped at a very posh road side cafe, which as you'll have gathered is not our normal type of place to stop at, we prefer the rough and ready cafes. Anyway thought we'd treat ourselves. Bad choice; who can't boil water! The teas' and the coffee were luke warm at best, beautifully served but what a disappointment. Going to revert to norm from now on..
Toby trying his hand at being photographer of the year - think he's nailed it with this one, so I'll submit asap 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Got the hotel and (obviously) had to have couple for beers. On the terrace we think, overlooking some beautiful scenery. The beer was splendid, unlike the hotel, which has seen better days. It was certainly a grand hotel in its day, but everything looked dated and tatty. However the menu looked superb and we couldn't get a table outside to eat at, as they were all fully book. I great sign of things to come!
'Nuff said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The food looked stunning and started well with a really lovely Carpaccio - it all went down hill from there on. Rump steak that tasted of nothing - pork chop that tasted of nothing - and something else that tasted of nothing. I don't think chef has any seasoning in the kitchen and if he/she did, then it wasn't used. Very disappointing to say the least. So this hotel will not go down in our memories, other than the fact it was cheap!! Lesson learned, don't go for bargain basement prices!!
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