My favorite place we stayed on our vacation was the Hotel Weisses Rössl in Saint Wolfgang, Austria. It is at the other end of Wolfgansee Lake mentioned in my last post about the cemetery in Saint Gilgen. This region just had a peaceful nature and extraordinary beauty. Hotel Weisses Rössl translates to White Horse Hotel. The hotel has been made famous in Europe by several musicals and movies in which it played a prominent role.
The hotel has been under the ownership of the Peter family for the last 101 year. To celebrate the centennial anniversary last year the family published a book and a copy sits in each room. It is a genealogy of the five generations that have run the hotel.
I was inspired by the book. The book included great photos of the family and the hotel through the years.
Although I was not expecting to find a genealogy moment in this beautiful hotel, it was a great one. If you ever get the chance to visit this beautiful town and hotel, I definitely recommend paying for a lake view room. It is spectacular!
