Holiday Inn Garden Court Leipzig City Centre

... war and Hitler. I don't think you had a chance of not being brainwashed ..he had a monopoly on the minds of the young, it must have been hard to be German during the war and not knowing you were on the wrong side of humanity.<br> Anyways..after we were finished it was around 4pm..we got a Bratwurt for me and a Currywurst for Dan and then headed off to find internets to book accomodation for the night. The tripadvisor is your friend and we booked cheap accomodation ...

... were pretty and the rope climbing frame near the monkeys was a hit too.<br><br>Unfortunately, there was a long drive ahead, as we had planned to get to the Netherlands, so we had to cut the visit a little short. In the end we set off around 1.15pm and drove solidly for about seven hours, plus an hour's break. Once again the Michelin guide had underestimated the journey. It had suggested a five hour trip (yeah, right! Me and my helicopter!)

... stages that had sprung up for the Leipzig festival. Leipzig has been such a grey and dull place that it was good to see it come to life.<br><br>We finally found the Asia Bistro restaurant that had been recommended to us and enjoyed a tasty good-value meal.<br><br>Our drive home was the first one in the dark, but it proved to be quite easy.<br><br>It seems ironic that a day that we remembered as showing Leipzig come to life should have started in a cemetery!

We slept in until 9:30, with only a few disturbances overnight. We had been worried about noise from the trams outside the door and the railway line next door, but it wasn't bad enough to wake us. The renovation included double-glazed windows, which certainly cut out a lot of noise.<br>We spent the morning pottering around in the apartment, and trying to arrange for a load of washing - but the man was off having his foot treated so we couldn't (or get onto the ...

... keys for our room, we went back across the road to get our things - and found that the keys would not let us back into the building! We buzzed the office again and this time he answered and opened the door for us.<br><br>We were pleased to find that the apartments had been renovated recently and were quite nice inside. After unpacking, we went next door to the Lidl supermarket and bought some ingredients for dinner (having decided we were too tired to go into town).

The Start of our Travel was the regular Train-Journey from Zittau to Leipzig. A not very spectacular drive, which we do almost every week. We wanted to use the time to improve our spanish skills but ended up talking to some carneval-junkies, boarding the train some 15 minutes after us...

... Zwar wird uns Eintritt in eine Lounge gewaehrt - aber ich brauche wohl niemanden erzaehlen, wie belastend eine solche Warterei ist. Und noch etwas: es wurde noch ein Zwischenstop eingeplant - in Karachi (Pakistan). Montag ca. 23:00 Pakistaner Ortszeit - wir werden mit einem groesseren Mitarbeiteraufgebot durch den Flughafen von Karachi geleitet. eine knappe Stunde spaeter - unser Flieger (diesmal von Cathay Pacific) startet nun hoffendlich zum endgueltigen Ziel: Bangkok

... Third Reich. Up another level you got good views around Leipzig and the surrounding area. The monument is set in the middle of a park so you see lots of greenery which is nice. I think I could have gone one level up again to the 'roof' but I was running short of time so I hurried back down to pick up my bag. I dropped said bag at the Hauptbahnhof and walked through the streets to Thomaskirche. The holiday today commemorates the reunification of Germany in 1989. Not ...

... found out we needed to stay in cosmopolitan, happenin' Leipzig for about 8 days. No matter, we could use a few days off to read and see what else is happening in the outside world. After one night, Claude has a few spots. So we change sheets, and change mattresses. Problem solved. After night two, Claude looks like a... spotted freak, although I was careful to do my wincing and avoidance of any contact with her in a very subtle fashion so as not to hurt her ...