Ibis Bastei Dresden

... a little tour of Dresden too which was really nice! There are some pretty impressive old building. Well technically they are old but were almost destroyed in the war. They have only been rebuilt in the last 5 to 10 years which is amazing! Had a wicked Turkish vegie plate then said our goodbyes and got on the train back to Berlin. Back to public transport for us!<br>

... I yelled it out! Herron Paracetamol has been my savour. I pop a couple of those and I walk around on a cloud. Music sounds better, everything looks prettier.<br><br>I'm off to Munich for Oktoberfest now. Don't know how I am going to handle drinking a beer. Probably going to mix it with some Paracetamol!<br><br>Regards<br><br>Hard en<br>

It was exciting to be travelling again, even if it was only a day trip. But nevertheless, I came to Europe to travel and see things, so to get back on the saddle was great. Back to Prague tonight, but that&#8217;s ok, cause Prague still has some things to offer before I leave. <br><br>Anyway, today I went to Dresden, a city that was almost completely destroyed during the final stages of the war. The Allies I think wanted to make an example out of Dresden in a hope that ...

... in the woods. They had taken the statues off the palaces and weighted them down in the river. So today a building is restored but it still has many of the original statues on it. You can see which ones are original and which ones have been made in the past 30 years.<br><br><br><br> The Cold War used the bombing of Dresden as a propaganda and gave out figures like 500K killed. The grand Protestant church was the symbol of Dresden before the war and everything ...

... it was cold and gloomy, it was a great view (I can&#8217;t even imagine what it would look like when it was sunny). We stayed at the top of the church for a while, then made our windy way back down. <br><br>Then we just started walking... and just randomly stumbled upon gorgeous buildings and bridges. We took our time taking pictures (and Katy tried to play with some birdies). Then we decided to grab some lunch (well Steven grabbed some lunch, Katy and I had packed sandwiches ...

... I go to the office and she tells me to put more money in. Meanwhile I watched a woman come in, put a short wash on and her load is just about finished now. I change mine to a short load and put more money in. My drying is done, I take it back to the van. On the way back I see the man who works here and tell him the machine is broken. He comes and has a look. He explains that someone did not let their load finish the cycle and took it out. I put my stuff ...

Ok so deux jeudis passes je suis allee a Dresden avec tous les autres canadiens. C'est une ride d'autobus d'a peu pres 2-2,5 heures donc pas si long que ca. Dresden c'est une ville tres ancienne qui a beaucoup de chateaux et d'eglises. Nous avons fait un tour guide de la ville et puis ensuite ...

... gave us a fifteen-minute lecture on botulism, terrorism, and even polio vaccinations-- which was particularly interesting for me because he has worked with Rotary International in administering polio vaccinations. At any rate, the conversation ended with him going to his baggage locker, pulling out his latest study on the World Health Organization's effectiveness in fighting some rare disease in ...

... lives of a thousand Germans were not worth as much as the life of one of the Allied forces. It's tempting, given the evil that the country as a whole committed to go along with that. Then again, the guys flying planes into buildings a few years back also felt they were fighting a greater evil. I think most of the more neutral players in the world would disagree with the validity of both attacks. "One must be careful when fighting monsters, lest one becomes a monster oneself ...

... la llave del candado y me agarré con la vieja de la estación del tren, ella en alemán y yo en español. Es que acá, como es Alemania Oriental, es muy raro porque muy poca gente por encima de los 25 años habla inglés. A uno lo miran con un poco de resentimiento los viejos, no son amables y como que no les gusta la manera como el turismo volvió a la ciudad. Los hosteles han estado bien y es que acá en los hosteles hay de todo, desde ...