The Westin Bellevue, 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>

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 ...

... difference in the new and old bricks and materials that were used. The new could have been quarried last week, whereas the old, you could see the charred, black stains of the firebombs. It must have been heartbreaking to those who survived to see the amazing architecture and culture lost in an instant. <br><br>Thankfully, the cities monuments and buildings are being brought back to life, and the tourists are flowing into the city. That is really the only draw card the ...

... 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 ...

... me a few minutes to get one, but finally someone got off the train and I took their seat. Then a few stops later, we got to move into 4 seats with a table. It was so much better sitting forward, but my stomach was still unsettled. <br><br>When we arrived in Dresden, it was a short and quick walk to our hostel. We dropped our things off, then headed out to dinner. Katy had found a place in her guidebook that sounded pretty good, so we took the bus across the river and then walked ...

... a Canadian named Sarah from Calgary at the hostel. She is the one in the pictures below. We spent the day exploring, going on the VW tour, and cooking dinner. Great times. We actually got a private tour of the facility, and I was blown away by it. And it cost 2 euro -- well worth it.

... we slept, take my car keys, go into my car and steal all of our money. what lovely people those germans are. At least they kindly left my car keys on the bonnet for me! So, **** Dresden, i couldn't be ***** anymore, so instead of driving to our proposed next destination of Rudesheim Am Rhein, we go back to Luxembourg where people are friendly!

... incorporated into the new buildings...and it was still going on. [On one site that we passed there were cranes lifting concrete mouldings of roof adornments that you would swear were centuries old but had only recently been cast.] But the gothic structures had no colour and only the windows and doors showed any signs of ornamentation. It was not quite how I had imaged Dresden to be. There did not appear to be access to the inside of the palaces and the cathedral but ...

We called through Dresden on our way to Berlin because we couldn't book a place on the overnight train to Berlin. It was a bit of a hassle finding a place to stay, but we sorted it all out and had a good time there. The city was almost levelled by bombing in 1945 and it was really interesting to see how it has been rebuilt. A huge new church has just been rebuilt and it is the number one attraction at the moment. The bright yellow new stone contrasts with the blackened ...

... have chosen to take smaller roads many times and they are delightful; tree lined and slower traffic wise to enable us to enjoy the journey a bit more. Arriving at campgrounds has gone well because it is obvious that we want to camp. Until now we have not needed electricity so we simply set up on an empty spot. The sites are much closer here so there is less privacy but because of the time of year there are not many campers out at all and we don't worry about finding a spot. We ...