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Leipzig Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Leipzig, Germany
Eastern Germany
This is a top pick! ... . 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 ...
Bach's Leipzig
... ;The rest of our day in Leipzig we just spent hanging out in a park having some beers. That’s right, it’s legal in Germany! And the beers are crazy cheap. Not what we expected at all, but it’s true. Germany, you’re alright. ...
Do the Lokomotion
... to day operations, as well as their equipment and suchlike. The next and final stop was a wander down to one of Leipzig's many shopping passages, but unfortunately I wasn't after the goods on sale, merely a photo opportunity outside of a restaurant that ...
A (wet) stroll around the city
... – the closest place for a coffee that wasn't in the station. From there we moved onto Tourist Information & picked up a “Leipzig City in a Day” guide, then it was into the nearest café (not Starbucks this time) to get out of the ...
Last of Leipzig into a Chemnitz morning
... met and most likely never will. After breakfast I am told said owner will be returning tonight, so I no longer have a bed in Leipzig. I'm amazed at how compassionate they are about it, feeling deeply sorry they have nowhere for me to stay. I cannot wait ...
New friends and gothic waves of black
... webbed fins for feet, and each man appearing to be punching the poor beast in the mouth, water squirting everywhere. Welcome to Leipzig. Behind this is the skyscraper with the viewing platform. There’s a strangely happy lion at the front door ...
Surprised by Leipzig
We decided to escape the crowds in Amsterdam for a much quieter New Years Eve in Leipzig. We were pleasantly surprised by the amazing firework display that continued for an hour after! And they have the best spinach & ricotta pizzas ...
Leipzig!!!
... Dresden, que queda en la provincia de Sajonia, aunque Dresden siendo más chica es la capital. Las malas lenguas dicen que Leipzig siempre fué la verdadera capital, pero eso dejémoselos a los alemanes. Por suerte, el certificado de estudiante nos ...
Berlin...again..and Leipzig
... internets to book accomodation for the night. The tripadvisor is your friend and we booked cheap accomodation for tonight in the outskirts of Leipzig. we have found that Starbucks do free 1 hour internet, so that has been our net places. After a relax and ...
Artistic mood
... is just one big joke - and Jah understands. He does. I dont, but I do believe. ------------------------- Yeah, Im in Leipzig now - have been here for the past two weeks already.. Will be probably staying some more and then travel ...
Wave Gotik Treffen or Bust....
The festival I attended is called the Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig, Germany (a little outside Dresden)... It is a five day long festival celebrating gothic culture with music and over 30,000 goths from all over the world taking over the little sleepy ...
Leipzig
... up with 5 litres between us for the 4 hours we were there. Anyway, we made it to Leipzig and slept off the beer. Leipzig is in former East Germany and you only have to cross the road to be reminded of this by ampelman - the unique traffic light man, a ...
Leipzig
In Leipzig angekommen sind wir direkt in den Zoo gefahren! Der Zoo in Leipzig ist wirklich toll, da geht fast nichts drüber. Das besondere ist, das es mittlerweile einige "Gehege" gibt, die durch ihre Größe und durch das Flair einfach der Hammer sind. ...
Ostalgie
... shop selling discounted Bodo Hennig doll house stuff so Belinda found some more items to buy and immediately had a good impression of Leipzig. Onwards, we crossed the road and large 4-track tram stop out the front of the station into the main part of ...
Leipzig - The Private Blog
... ! 4am comes around far too quickly and its time to say goodbye. We pile all their luggage into the car and there isn't any room for me. Not to matter I am fairly familiar with Leipzig by now so at 4.20am I walk and tram it back to the ...
Lutheran Leipzig
... 's main gripe was the selling of indulgences and wanted everyone to be able to read the Bible (in German). Followed Leipzig music trail visiting 23 sites where connection with Mendelssohn, Grieg, Schumann, Wagner, Mahler, Mozart, Liszt, Beethoven, ...
Stasi HQ revealed
A visit to Mendelssohn-Haus is mandatory in Leipzig. He was the conductor of the orchestra here and set up the conservatory of music in 1843. His most famous piece would be the Wedding March. He was also a talented water colour painter. The Swiss scenes ...
A Night of Luxury
... and pool and are looking forward to dinner and a beer. We expect to be under canvas certainly for the remaining nights in Germany so are determined to make the most of our night of luxury. We hope that you are all well. Best wishes from Dave, Bob, ...
It Is What It Is Says The Traveller
... the city we begin to pass acres and acres of yellow flowers, covering the field in a blanket. These are apparently quite common in Germany, but I have only ever seen these once in Australia – on the way to Ararat, getting lost, bogged, rained on and ...
Leipzig the market town
... the Leipzig fairs imperial fairs and banned any fairs within a 15-mile radius around the town, which further increased Leipzig's importance. Surrounding towns now became dependent on the Leipzig trade.In 1523, the Augsburg merchant family Welser ...
Farewell Prague -- Hello Leipzig
... going from Prague to Dresden then on to Berlin and back to Prague. Perhaps our next family cycling trip. Coming into Leipzig was like coming home, rolling hills looking very parched now that the wheat has been harvested. Hearing the German language, ...
Leipzig - someone forgot to tell them the wall ...
... came down! So very typical of a German city under Soviet rule... grey and very drab... and great for just that ...
A Weekend in Glauchau
... I got on an early train and, after eight hours and two transfers, I arrived in the moderately small city of Glauchau, Germany. (Almost three years ago, I participated in an exchange program through my high school German program in which I stayed with a ...
A gentle day
Hey Today we travelled from Hannover to Leipzig. We checked out of the Loccumer Hof in Hannover at 11am, after a hearty breakfast & headed to the station. We stopped off at Starbucks for a coffee & whilst we were there there was a grandmother, ...
Leipzig...and more sausages
... at the cleanliness of the city and the effectiveness of the transportation over here (this goes for all the transit systems in Germany as well). Everything is so well organized that it allows for easy access to anywhere. I guess it is a positive ...