Sherlock Holmes Jubilee in Meiringen

[swissmarg]

I am so excited! I am going to the Sherlock Holmes Jubilee celebrating 125 years since Sherlock Holmes supposedly fell to his death at the Reichenbach Falls above Meiringen. I managed to get a room at the Parkhotel du Sauvage, which is the hotel where Arthur Conan Doyle stayed in 1893 just before writing the story, and which also served as the model for the fictitious 'Englischer Hof' from The Final Problem, the story in which Holmes and Moriarty have their final confrontation. One of my friends from the Zurich area is going with me and I'm also going to meet some fans from Berne. Is anyone else going?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

fantastic!

[garonne.livejournal.com]

Oh, you lucky thing! I have never been to Reichenbach, which is ridiculous considering how much time I have spent in the Alps, but somehow there never seems to be time to make the trip. The programme looks pretty good. I'm really tempted, but I already have to be somewhere else that weekend (Fronleichnam is a holiday in my part of Germany). I hope you have a wonderful time! Have you already been to Meiringen before?

[swissmarg]

I have been to Meiringen before, yes, but only for a couple of hours, and that was before I was involved in the Sherlock Holmes fandom. So this time it's more of a pilgrimage. :) I'm especially looking forward to (hopefully) seeing some cosplayers. I think there will be an official group from the SH Society of London.

[tenderly-wicked.livejournal.com]

Oh, Meiringen is an amazing place! If it's possible, ask for a room upstairs at the back of the hotel, facing the Reichenbach Falls.

[swissmarg]

Haha well I was pretty lucky to get a room at all -- they had actually already taken it off the official list of participating hotels but I was persistent -- but a room facing the Falls would be pretty sweet!

[swissmarg]

Squee!

[mirabile-dictu.livejournal.com]

Not going, though I wish I could! I hope you'll tell us all about it!

[garonne.livejournal.com]

Sounds cool. Have fun!

[gentlespirit.livejournal.com]

*squeals* I am so excited for you! I am not going, but I AM looking forward to hear about it from you!!