Ibis Dresden Koenigstein

What a sad day. We roared our way through Berlin for the last time. Made great time and got to Dresden fine. Had a bit of an issue finding the garage again and there are lots of cobbled roads. Between driving on them and the van roaring it was a bit stressful but we got there in the end. The guy who hires them out is so cool... very chilled and relaxed. He took us ...

The Rebuilt City &#8211; Dresden<br><br>Dresden was pretty much wiped out in World War 2. It has since been rebuilt but the fires that burnt the city down remain and a lot of the old statues and buildings are stained black. I have been sick as a dog and nearly tainted the city with a bit of chunder! <br><br>So I don't have much to say ...

... may surrender. Many civilians were killed and beautiful buildings destroyed. The actual city of Dresden is over 800 years old, all that was lost in 1945. <br><br>After a two hour train trip north, I was suddenly in southern Germany, another country. You go two hours north in Australia, you might be at the next town in most cases. I was just getting used to Czech way of life, and I was totally overwhelmed when I got out of the station. But for a super-tourist ...

... left Dresden pretty much had its picture on it. After the bombing, the Soviets used the bombed church as a symbol of everything bad in the west.<br><br><br><br> Many of the buildings that are now restored in Dresden were not restored until after 1989 and when Germany was reunified. The Protestant church has been rebuilt now as has the Catholic church but 20 years ago, they were still in rubble. <br><br><br><br> It was fascinating and horrifying to visit the city ...

... peanut butter and Nutella). We also grabbed some free wireless on Katy&#8217;s mini computer, which was nice. <br><br>After lunch, we decided to go to the famous Zwinger. It was such a beautiful palace. We weren&#8217;t quite sure if you had to pay to get in, so we just wandered in and around the place. I could&#8217;ve spent several hours at the beautiful building, but we didn&#8217;t have that kind of time. If I ever go back to Dresden, that is somewhere I am going to spend ...

... and got the end of their load and part of my cycle. About 11 something I finished the washing. I was tired and frustrated by it all.<br><br>Our neighbours are again from Holland near Den Haag. Their children and grand-children are currently touring the US and will be going into Alberta and BC for the end of their holidays. They have a very nice caravan and dress even nicer. <br><br>They were quite taken by our travels and spent a lot of time talking with us.

... avions du temps libre pendant 3 heures. La journee fut longue puisque nous sommes partis a 8h et revenus a 19h... En tout cas, je metterais des photos, sauf que je ne les ai pas sur l'ordi en ce moment alors je vous laisserai savoir des que je les aurai mises... Checker ma prochaine entree!

... New Ginuea. This guy made what should have been a mundane train exchange very interesting. The train ride was one of the most beatiful of the entire trip. The train ran through the valley of the River Elbe, which is speckled with a number of small villages made up of colorful old cottages. The valley winds through the Saxon Alps, which only added to the already gorgeous scenery. We were ...