Has anyone here ever been to Germany? If or if not, and if you ever go there; please go to this place.
Go to Heidelberg and go to the Zum Rothen Ochsen which is not far from a hugh Cathedral. It is a place that openly boasts of The Duke staying there whenever he visited Heidelberg.
I was there in mid October 2000, and the owner had on display two huge guest registry books for people to see.
Anyway, I was having a dinner there when the owner came up to me with a big grin on her face. She saw I was wearing a John Wayne t-shirt and had asked if I was a big fan of him. I said yes and she then told me that this was The Dukes favorite place to hang out at when he was in Germany.
The two huge guest registries were used since around the turn of the century. There are many many famous signatures in them including John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy etc. Of course, these registries were only for famous people to sign. In them you also had people like Fieldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg, Erwin Rommel, past leaders of Europe including many members of the Royalty.
If ever thay way, stop by there and have dinner. The food is great, service is great as well as the atmosphere.
TRK.