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Eisenach is a town in Thuringia, Germany with 42,000 inhabitants, located 50 kilometres (31 miles) west of Erfurt, 70 km (43 miles) southeast of Kassel and 150 km (93 miles) northeast of Frankfurt. It is the main urban centre of western Thuringia and bordering northeastern Hessian regions, situated near the former Inner German border. A major attraction is Wartburg castle, which has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 1999.
Eisenach was an early capital of Thuringia in the 12th and 13th centuries. St. Elizabeth lived at the court of the Ludowingians here between 1211 and 1228. Later, Martin Luther came to Eisenach and translated the Bible into German. In 1685, Johann Sebastian Bach was born here. During the early modern period, Eisenach was a residence of the Ernestine Wettins and was visited by numerous representatives of Weimar classicism like Johann Wolfgang Goethe.^[2]:22–25 In 1869, the SDAP, one of the two precursors of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) was founded in Eisenach.
Car production is an important industry in Eisenach. The Automobilwerk Eisenach was founded in 1896. In the German Democratic Republic, the Wartburg was produced here.
Eisenach is situated on the Hörsel river, a tributary of the Werra between the Thuringian Forest in the south, the Hainich mountains in the north-east and the East Hesse Highlands in the north-west.

 My train to Eisenach leaves Erfurt haupbahnhof at 9am and I am able to catch a bus to the station from outside the Opera Hostel in Dalbergs strasse .No need to worry about fruhstuck all provided by the hostel,
typical German breakfast with black bread jam,bread rolls,philly cheese tea, fruit and yoghurt.
The train passes through Gotha and arrives at Eisenach at 9.45am.The process is towalk up town and find a hotel.

                                          Eisenach train statio

                 This is another attractive German town steeped in history,with a wall and gatehouse
     Lumping my backpack and shoulder bag I was keen to find Backhaus Hotel,which unfortunately was full
   However they rang the Glockenhof Hotel just round the corner in Grimmel gasse 4, where I secured a bed and breakfast for E69.00

                                         The Royal Samovar was produced to impress me

                                    This breakfact spread was pure opulence,quite staggering
              I was then able to leave my luggage and explore the town an its environment

                                          Historic Eisenach

                                          Eisenach town square

 I chose to have coffee in the town square before enquiring about Thuringa Forest,but again was dissapointed that no accommadation was available for the next two nights . So contented my self with the steep climb necessary to reach Wartburg Caste.

                                          Eisenach Castle

                                         The scene inside the castle,with many tourists

                                         Scene from the wall parapets

                                                   Metal model of the castle

                                           The well for water supply

                                                Very solid timber front gate

                                                     Castle drawbridge

                                       The walk down  through the forest from the castle to Eisenach town

                                            Stately German architecture in Eisenach

                                          Prosperous family business,with decendents world wide

After a very strenuous and exciting day I rewarded my self with dinner at Bach restaurant facing the square, reflecting on where I was, how the day unfolded, and how pleasant the wine was.