Word: wasserschloss
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Where to hold the talks proved an almost insurmountable problem. The Austrians first offered a Salzburg landmark called Wasserschloss Fürstenbrunn, but U.S. officials apologetically rejected the mansion; as they explained it, the name-Watercastle-evoked some unfortunate memories. Then the Egyptians turned down Mirabell Castle because Sadat has a mild heart condition and preferred not to climb two flights of stairs. Finally, both sides settled on the former throne room of the Salzburg Residenz, a onetime archiepiscopal palace equipped with an elevator...
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