Dresden
Travel Blogs from Dresden, Germany
The Jewel of Germany
... in German! (You know you've moved up a step when shampoo and soap are provided in your hotel room!) Dresden (population 500,000), the jewel of Germany with all its splendid architecture, was fired-bombed by the Allies for two days in 1945 in order to ...
Dresden for ice cream anyone???
... somewhere closer to 125 for the most part, even though it feels like going 25 after hitting the higher numbers. We get to Dresden with just enough time for ice cream and a brief walking tour of the historic center of the city before getting back on ...
Dancing Dresden
We had planned on staying one night in Leipzig and one night in Dresden to finish our travel in Germany. However, owing to a computer game convention in Leipzig, there was no available accommodation. We wandered around for a few hours and reboarded the ...
Dresden
... (great). Some of the parks and architecture there were the best we´ve seen so far on the trip (Dresden aside), and the people seemed friendly. Fun Germany Fact! Public toilets here cost 50c to use. After running around trying to get correct ...
Eastern Germany
... . Lucy had always come here, so we had a quick walk around, and then it happened, we found the home of Goethe. All through Germany, streets are named after him, so it was slightly exciting for us to see this important piece of German history. Last but not ...
Dresden
Hey hey! On dirait que je ne recois plus mes courriels sur hotmail!! Bill Gates m'en veut. Je trouve que Dresden est plus jolie que Berlin. Malgre ses 400 000 habitants on dirait un petit village. Mon auberge etait minuscule mais tres propre et assez ...
oneward and southward... dresden
... , on the way to Prague, but also because of a curiousity implanted by 'slaughterhouse five'. before i get into dresden, some general observations of germany thus far... berlin has an impatient aura about it reminiscent of new york. there have been ...
One night in Dresden
... wanted to go to for a long time. So anyway I had managed to score the Mercedes over the weekend and so Callum and I drove there. Dresden is only about 200km away from Berlin and when you are in a Mercedes on the Autobahn, it doesn't take you to long to ...
Escaping the Flood
... was thankfully, NOT underwater. Good thing as I wasnt thrilled about having to pull out my swimsuit. So here I am in Dresden. The main train station is underwater with trains covered past their windows. But somehow, I am catching a train to Berlin ...
Week 1. Curtain rises: Eastern Germany.
... German, even though I firmly stood ground with my "Nein sprechen deutsch"... It's a bit strange here, in what was Eastern Germany, because very few people under 25 speak English. They stare at you permanently, with some bitterness. They are decidedly not ...
Dresden for a Day
... of flat farm land, pine trees, and wind turbines. The bus ride was very nice and relaxing. We arrived in Dresden a little before 9am. We walked to a nearby cafe and grabbed some breakfast and coffee. From there, we began walking towards ...
On Groceries and Fire Bombing
... a small sign to announce its presence. We never found the groceries, but I did manage to get a more comprehensive look at Dresden. Bombed out cathedrals, forested areas in the middle of the city (apparently, it's one of the greenest cities in Europe), ...
Gracias!!
... . De paso cañazo, les dejo lo que tienen que poner: Herrn Miralles, Pablo José 0906 St. Petersburger Strasse 29 01069 - Dresden Germany Mas les vale que me manden algo porque sino MINGA que souvenir!!! jajajajajaja Una vez con el sobre en mano me ...
A free day in Dresden (shame it rained!)
... us.After breakfast we decided to visit the Tourist Information shop to see what they had to offer in there. En route we came across the Dresden Pride Parade! It wasn’t going anywhere when we stumbled upon it, the move-off time was 2pm & it was a ...
Brauerei Fest!!!
... ciudad. Por suerte, la ciudad estaba empapelada con unos carteles que decían "Brauereifest", asique para allá partimos. Resulta que en Dresden hay una cerveza autóctona del lugar, que se llama "Feldschlößchen", y la cervecería que la fabrica, hacía ...
the east
... quite a pretty city - what's left of it anyways.... My excellent tour guide and host, Thomas, explained that after WWII Dresden was basically flattened. And remained so until the Iron Curtain came down. Ok the wall. whatever. ...
Dresden, Germany
Early in the morning, we set out to Praugue, Czech Republic. On the way, we stopped by Dresden, Germany. Dresden was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945. In the works were numerous reconstruction and restoration projects in this ...
du hast shmacked
... I have picked up a little German, unkowingly tried to pick up a German waitress, have seen the airports of Toronto, Munich, and Dresden (ooh, ahh!), and am settling down for a long deserved rest in suprisingly spacious lodgings. I sort of feel like I'm ...
Dresden... with a stop in Cologne & Frankfurt
Leaving Leipzig for Dresden with brief stops in Cologne & Frankfurt. Monsterous pretzels...yum! A wecolme party on arrival.... glu wine, ...
More on the week of May 14...
... ...it is pretty amazing! A little history about the Frauenkirche: on Feb. 13 and 14, 1945, bombs were dropped on Dresden even though some felt the war was pretty much over. Over 35,000 people died and most of the city was ...
Dresden Dolls
... years following. The result is quite a spectacle, with an historic feeling and looking city built in more modern times. The Dresden Frauenkirche, for instance, had its construction completed over 2004/05, yet would not look out of place when in line with ...
Dresden
... bus ride from Berlin was only about 2.5 hrs. The first day there a group of us headed into town for some sight seeing. Dresden is a nice little town with soooo many old buildings…which I thought was amazing. We walked around a little and then went ...
Dresden
... and restaurants. Very cool. I discovered a large park in the area that was packed with all kinds of different people, it was great for people watching. The pictures from Dresden include a University between Neustadt and the ...
10. Dresden
If you're thinking of stopping in Dresden - the city with the highest birthrate in Germany, the birthplace of mouthwash, toothpaste, and the humble teabag - don't! There's not too much here ... it's like a German version of Dannevirke.It took us probably ...
Die letzten Meter
... dem Auto käme - und er sagte zu! 260 km Leder später stiegen wir aus, das Auto stand auf der Straße - und Dresden begrüßte mich mit einem Hupkonzert... Schon das zweite Mal komme ich hierher zurück, und ignorante Spießopas zeigen ihre beste ...
German Church
Time: 07.35pm Weather: Clear -13°C It was with some excitement that I departed Hofgarten 1824 this morning, Dresden has been a city that I have been looking forward to for some time. Thel 15 minute walk along the ice covered river to the old part ...
Sleeping On
... , but those who could not fly to Canada could train to Dresden, which is the perfect excuse to have a wicked castle and churches Dresden style wedding. Stephanie was meant to come with a friend, but booked her flight a day early by mistake. Oh well, ...
A City Reconstructed
... . We got fresh pretzels and coffee at a little market, then wandered around looking at all of the arcitecture. Like I said before, Dresden has really old buildings and really new buildings (still being built), so the town is a bit bizzarre. Half of the ...
Rebuilding the War Torn City
On my fifth day of travel, I have arrive in Dresden Germany. This is a town Southeast of Berlin almost at the border of Czech Republic. The train ride was about 2 hours and very uneventful. I met this nice elder couple from Berlin who told me a bunch ...
Beer, beer, more beer, sausages and sauerkraut too
* Dresden ... where to start ... oh yes, how could I forget ... the WWII carpet bombing of Dresden that destroyed over 80% of the city and killed over 35,000 people at a time when the war had almost ended (in February 1945)!!! We were constantly ...

