Katholische Hofkirche - Dresden

Sunday morning, we hopped on the train to Dresden, which only takes from 60-90 minutes depending on how many stops you have to make. You've probably heard it before, but I'll just throw it out there again: Dresden is beautiful. It's almost TOO beautiful. You can't look anywhere without wanting to look everywhere. It's completely ostentatious, so it …

After leaving Berlin we headed into Dresden for a few hours before going to Prague.


Dresden is located on the river elbe near the Czech border. It was the capital and royal residence for the electors and Kings of Saxony. In World War II 25,000 civilians were killed and the enitire city centre destroyed, however many of the …

Tonight we rushed to get checked into the hotel so we could go pick up the kids for "parent time". I was so excited to hang with Calvin that I had researched the local offerings and found a quaint, medieval themed restaurant out of the tourist zone that I thought Calvin would dig. The Schankhaus Anno Domini was fabulous! It was very small and warm …

... exteriors I have seen in a long time.  For once, it wasn't just another church!  We popped into the Katholische Hofkirche - there's a free classical concert tonight, and we caught some of the rehearsal.    Next up was the Zwinger ...