Paderborn is not on the list of stops in most tour guides. It's just another town in the middle of Germany but it's also where Petra our old Aupair lives so we made sure we included Paderborn on our trip plans.
The town also has stuff to see with lots of old churches, a pedestrian only downtown area and a castle just south of town. We spent the day with Petra and her boyfriend Sebastian where they took us to the major landmarks. The castle was an interesting stop as it contained a SS museum from WW II. Turns out that the castle was the headquarters for the SS.
Petra and Sebastian hosted dinner at their apartment last that evening. It was fun to see a real Weber kettle grill on the deck and of course Sebastian manned the grill. Just like home.
We spent our two nights in Paderborn at a budget hotel next to the main train station. I was skeptical when making reservations but it received stellar reviews and was cheap. Even though we had to book two rooms, it was still significantly less than the apartments on Airbnb so we took a chance. There were no amenities but it was clean and comfy. I hope the other cheap places we booked later on our trip will be this nice.
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