2010-08-22


Annahof

The person responsible for all the fine Baroque buildings in Blieskastel was Marianne von der Leyen. In 1773, her husband gave her this house and the lake as a Christmas present. It is now a hotel and restaurant with fine views overlooking the water.
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Location: Blieskastel, Germany

14 comments:

  1. Joan ElizabethAugust 22, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    I love the orderly prettiness of this building.

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  2. MartinaAugust 22, 2010 at 10:03 AM

    Ah, a building and a lake as a Christmas present. Nice.

    Interesting blue window shutters.

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  3. jooAugust 22, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    Not bad Christmas present I must say:)
    The house is lovely.

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  4. Frank de JolAugust 22, 2010 at 11:06 AM

    A beautiful present.
    I like the blue shutters, that add to the charm of this building

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  5. DomAugust 22, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    Love this photo... wouldn't have thought this was taken with a mobile phone camera... how do you like Germany? My mum's German; I moved to Germany a little over two years ago but I guess it's a bit more difficult to get by if you haven't grown up bilingually?

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  6. UnknownAugust 22, 2010 at 2:38 PM

    This is truly pretty! As if it was not enough she even got a lake as a gift! :-)

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  7. nobuAugust 22, 2010 at 4:29 PM

    we do not have this kind of house.
    Nice and beautiful house.

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  8. arabesqueAugust 22, 2010 at 5:48 PM

    it looks so english, certainly reminded me of agatha christie's novels.
    very pretty!

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  9. Cezar and LéiaAugust 22, 2010 at 8:15 PM

    So charming place, I'm enchanted by those blue windows! :)
    Léia

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  10. Catalina GinardAugust 22, 2010 at 11:40 PM

    No me importaria fuese mia...:)))...me gusta mucho...buena semana.

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  11. ABAugust 23, 2010 at 7:11 AM

    Thanks for the comments.

    Joan Elizabeth: Thanks.

    Martina: It was intended to provide Marianne with pocket money (Taschengeld)

    joo: Maybe, you can put it on this year's list to Santa Claus.

    Frank de Jol: Dziękuję.

    Dominic Doherty: Germany is fine. Actually, doing this blog has increased my knowledge of the history and geography of the region where I live and I now identify more with it. I have never had much problem with the language.

    JM: And presumably a lot of land.

    nobu: It is a special house here, too.

    arabesque: I just read this week in the local paper, the first crime hotel has opened in Saarland, where you get to work out whodunnit.

    Cezar and Léia: Obrigado.

    Catarina: Gracias, buena semana.

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  12. SandraAugust 23, 2010 at 2:23 PM

    That was a very nice gift. I like the little bit of history you add with your images.

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  13. MartinaAugust 24, 2010 at 8:44 PM

    "SIE VERSTAND DIESEN BESITZ ZUR EIGENEN KURZWEIL UND UNTERHALTUNG ZU NUTZEN" - like me and my backyard ... *g* ....

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  14. London CallerAugust 25, 2010 at 1:17 AM

    To me, it looks more like an almshouse?!
    Good symmetry.

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