Gonna try something a little different for this blog post. We've got a trip to a new place planned for this coming weekend, but I figured I'd write up a little about it beforehand, and we'll can all compare the "before" with the "after" (as a fun little group activity) once we're back.
First of all... is it "Hanover" or "Hannover"? Yes. Turns out, it's spelled both ways. The English spelling has one N, the German spelling has 2 Ns. I can't keep straight in my head which one is "correct," so basically you can pick whichever one you prefer (at that particular moment) and switch them out whenever you'd like - that's what everyone else seems to do.
Looking at what there is to do in Han(n)over... doesn't really seem like there's much there. The site that I check for Free Walking Tours, tours of Han(n)over aren't even a thing. If you check out Trip Advisor, the number one tourist attraction in the city is City Hall.
Evidently, there's something weird about the elevator in there - it goes up inside the dome of the building, and it's the only elevator ever made that tilts as it goes up. Every other elevator that climbs up a curved shaft (inside the Gateway Arch, for example) is mounted inside a "cage" of sorts which allows it to remain level as it climbs (and descends). This elevator evidently runs directly inside the curved rails, and the floor of the elevator noticeably tilts as it climbs.
That's the number one tourist attraction in this city - the elevator inside City Hall.
So, the question at the forefront of everyone's mind... why are we going to Han(n)over anyway?
Well, the boss has a long weekend coming up, and we wanted to gȯ someplace we haven't been before, with the northern side of the country being our last quadrant that we haven't visited. Also, the travel agent was able to get a good deal on the hotel there, and it's got a lounge, so we get free breakfast, and don't have to eat at restaurants every night! So... we got pretty reasonably priced train and bus tickets (train there, bus back), and I'll write more once we're back!
