At the other end of Wilhelm Strasse, was the Penta Hotel (since changed names) which I stayed at through the first summer. In August, I found out just how hot it gets without air conditioning. By the next summer, I usually stayed at the Holiday Inn, more in the center of town.

Along the route from the Penta into town was a small bar, called Wilhelm Stube. I drank a lot of Köstritzer Schwarzbier (black beer). It was what I lovingly referred to as the "nector of the gods".