Seaside Park Hotel Leipzig

... in the dome. So as a consequence it is around 8.30pm by the time we get in the car and out of the parking lot!<br> Luckily the drive is only around 1 and half hours, we stop at Maccas for dinner as it's fast and keep driving on to Liepzig. We land just after 10pm, to the guy who looks like he doesnt know we have a booking. Luckily his wife knows about us..we get into our room which is clean and comfy and try and decide what we are doing tomorrow.. Rothenburg it is!<br>

... 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 ...

Morning at the apartment, doing washing and diary plus trying to get a certificate for discount tickets to Blue Man Group in Berlin. There was seller on eBay but ultimately it was too hard trying to meet up with him.<br><br>We drove to the 1813 memorial for the Battle Of Leipzig (which we remember from Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture). We didn't find our way there at first, but spent a surprisingly enjoyable time walking around the gardens of the Sudfriedhof, a ...

... br><br>We caught the tram into town and visited the tourist bureau. Unfortunately it appears that there is not much on at the moment - the festival season starts the day after we leave!<br><br>We explored the huge Hauptbahnhof (railway station) which includes a 3-level shopping centre. We had an enjoyable lunch at Pic Cin cafe (spelt that way!) - ham cheese and mushroom crepes for J &amp; A.<br><br>We looked at Nikolaikirche and Thomaskirche, both ...

Today we drove from Nurnberg to Leipzig. It was a typical day - sunny in the morning and clouding over during the afternoon, but with a very cold wind. There was heavy traffic on the autobahn but it was flowing fairly well, except for a couple of places where roadwork reduced the traffic from 3 lanes to 2 - or even 1. We managed to cruise along at 120km/h to 140km/h most of the time. We detoured to Bayreuth looking for a spot to stop for lunch, but no luck so returned to ...

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...

... diesen Tag - ja fuer diese Anreise. Da ich ja ein par Minuten (o.k., sagen wir Stunden :)) als Sicherheit eingeplant hatte, galt es nun ein paar Kilometer den Main herauf und herunter zu wandeln, um die Zeit totzuschlagen. Einige Stunden spaeter auf dem Flughafen: Immer noch reichlich Zeit. Dummer Weise verpasse ich aber trotzdem den Zeitpunkt mich an den Check-In der Etihad anzustellen. Ergebnis: eine riesige Warteschlange. Damit aber nicht genug. Im Laufe der ...

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!

... the wooden shops and booths which formerly stood here." There were so many stores and boutiques! The Architecture was amazing! Then i went through Mädler Passage, which lead on to Königshaus- und Messehofpassage which has a selection of luxury shops and boutiques. I found a bunch of things i wanted and ended up spending 226 euros!! That's over $300!!! I love clothes and shoes ...

... square, has him holding a crusifix boldly aloft and forth, presumably against the band of marauding riffs about to do him in. (the webside for the musical, in case you don´t believe me, is, http://www.bonifatius-musical.de/go.php ). The next day was all about the ride, as my next stop, Eisenach, was too far away to reach in one day. I followed another off-road route and had a really peaceful day, stopping around 4pm in a tiny campsite with cold showers (come back 50cents ...