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| Bob in front of the Grunewald Hotel where Elvis lived |
Friday August 6 saw us driving about 30 - 45 minutes north of Frankfurt to Bad Nauheim, a town of about 30,000 where Elvis Presley stayed during his stint in the U.S. Army from 1958-1960. Shortly after he arrived in Germany his father, grandmother, 2 friends and
body guards joined him. They occupied an entire floor at the Grunewald Hotel in Bad Nauheim.
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Sign denoting place where Elvis
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We also visited
the castle gateway, where the photograph for the LP cover of "A Big Hunk O’ Love" was taken. We were like many fans who flock to pose for the camera in the same place as Elvis!
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Bob in the footsteps of Elvis
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| Rita at the Sprudelhof |
Bad Nauheim is also famous for its salt springs, which are used to treat heart and nerve diseases. It is Bad Nauheim after which the Nauheim bath is named. A Nauheim or "effervescent" bath is a type of spa bath through which carbon dioxied is bubbled. We walked around the Sprudelhof therapeutic bath "resort" and also marveled at the water filtration system in places throughout the city.
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| Filtration |
On our way we stopped at a fruit/vegetable stand and got some delicious cherries from local trees. Am looking forward to some local-grown apples real soon, too. And we got to have lunch in yet another little local market-grill. A family business where a month-old baby was there in her carriage and when she needed attention whoever was available at the moment took care of her!
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