"Bad Homburg" Bad Homburg vor der Höhe by antistar

Bad Homburg is one of Germany's wealthiest towns (possibly the wealthiest), and you can see that from the moment you exit the train station. This is no seedy square covered in the weekend's debris of beer and fast food - instead there's an elegant walk through modern office buildings. Then you have two directions to choose from: One to the park and the other to the palace and old town. Both are beautiful.

The great and good have been drawn to the city of the years, tempted by the spa water and its alleged health giving properties. They were also attracted to its money - the gambling kind. One of the first casinos in the world was opened here, the owner of which went on to open the casino of Monte Carlo. Dostoyevski was one famous patron. Today the gambling continues in the casino, and in the banks of Frankfurt whose directors all live in Bad Homburg.