Lindner Leipzig

... 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 ...

... of small highlights you can remember from your childhood: a willow tree hanging out over the water, ripe for climbing on; snowberries that pop when you tread on them; a small earthen cave to climb inside with a story about two brothers who once hid in there. We walked past the castle, over the bridge and past a house with windows that looked just like Ox eyes, watching passers-by in a sinister sort of way.<br><br>With all the stops ...

... to find that it is a modern building rather than the old one we had expected. We went to the Egyptian Museum, which was a very interesting but very small collection.<br><br>Our next appointment was at Thomaskirche for a Motette at which the Ottawa Bach Choir were singing. We had some time to kill, so looked through the shops to get Helen some new jeans - with eventual success - and had a coffee.<br><br>The Thomaskirche was nearly full for the ...

... with JS Bach from the time he was cantor of Leipzig.<br><br>We followed signs to Mendelssohn's house but never found it. Helen was amused by the sign for a coffee shop, which used the green man from pedestrian crossings to say "never go without a coffee" - so we went in and enjoyed coffee and cake, plus their free Internet.<br><br>We caught a tram back to the apartment and bought some supplies for dinner. Having a kitchen certainly helps to cut down on the costs!

... just took us on a loop back to the same spot. So, we guessed which road might be a way around the blockage and followed it until the GPS found us another way back past the blockage to our destination, Guesthouse Apartments Leipzig. We were concerned by the shabby appearance of the outside, and by the road being dug up to re-lay the tram lines. We parked across the street in the carpark of a hardware store and walked over to find out about checking in. We were very cold ...

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...

... aber noch auf uns warten. Auch wenn sich der endgueltige Abflug bis nach 2Uhr hinzog - jeder im Flieger vertraute den Aussagen. Montag ca. 11:00 Vereinigter Emirater Ortszeit (oder wie das heisst) - der Flieger ist gelandet und wir werden am Flughafen empfangen. Keiner ahnt allerdings zu diesem Zeit*********** der Anschluss selbstverfreilich nicht gewartet hat und was uns weiter erwartet. Die naechsten 7 Stunden werden wir auf dem Flughafen Abu Dhabi ...

Leipzig had one of the coolest museums we've visited so far: one dedicated to the operations of the GDR (East German) secret police, known as the Stasi. The GDR kept extremely detailed tabs on EVERYONE in their country, employing spies of all ages and collecting and filing all the information. The Stasi Museum (Museum an der Runden Ecke) was their old headquarters in Leipzig and has been kept as it was to show the oppressive nature of even the Stasi workplace. Very exciting and VERY cool!

You won't believe what i have planned for today!! i'm going to Belantis Theme Park!! (and yes i checked to see which days it was open!) After my brunch of ramen and food from the buffet in the diningroom i took the tram to the theme park. Whats wonderful about taking the tram is u dont have to pay for parking!! *highfives* I had such an amazing time! I plunged down the ...

... life. I was amazed 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 symptom of a pervasive sense of lawfulness that seems to encompass Germans in general. For example, Germans don't seem to jaywalk. Seriously. How can you go from Point A to Point B when you have to stop at all the red ...