For a reunion of physics students from the nuclear physics institute in Bonn the organizer had arranged a city tour of Wiesbaden. We all could join because the tour was booked for a much bigger group and met the tour guide at the market square
We were really lucky with the weather. When we started in Heidelberg it had been quite foggy.
One stop of the tour was the opera house
Another stop was the grand main spa building - Kurhaus - that was build when the city was a gathering spot for the rich and famous - including the German emperor and his relatives from England or Russia - around 1900:
Mia was not so interested to hear these stories:
The building still very impressive and used as a casino and for conferences
Mia preferred to read her book:
Then of course we also stopped at one of the hot springs that made the city famous:
One can even drink the water right there
It didn't taste too good - just like warm salty water
The tour ended at the market square with the main church - build from bricks - where we had started
The next stop as the Neroberg - a small mountain with a view of the city:
The Russian Orthodox church there was built in 1855 for the Russian wife of the duke of Nassau
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