Blogs from Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe - page 13

The alternative capital of Germany, Dresden was very cool. The main square in the old town however, was not so cool, it was under construction and totally ruined the vibe. There were awesome buildings and Churches that had been shot up but the allies, in the Old Town. And the new town was full of Punks, drinking and busking on the streets. We had booked a 4 bed dorm in a hotel/hostel, we had checked in a were making our way to our room when the overpowering smell of Indian got stronger and stronger. We opened our door to find a twenty something Indian man sitting in bed doing something on his laptop. The room was arranged like a family room. There were two single beds pushed together, one of which the Indian man was occupying, ... read more

We're hosted in Dresden by friends-of-a-friend's-parents, wonderful people whom I also visited for a few days in 2005. I had heard that they were excited to have me back, but I didn't expect Herr S. to be jumping up and down, totally literally, on the train platform when he spotted us. We were greeted with a huge smile and hugs and kisses. Back at the apartment, zwei köstliche hausgemacht Kuchen... two delicious homemade cakes, one Erdbeere (strawberry) and one Pflaume (plum). LG got drei Stücke Erdbeerkuchen (three pieces of strawberry cake) and is very happy to be back in the company of Großeltern (grandparents) again!! We took a ride around the kid-operated Mini-Parkeisenbahn (cute little miniature railway) on a 5km (2.5ish miles) tour of Dresden's Großer Garten (great big garden), just a short walk from our ... read more

So we left Frieberg on August 31 and have spent the last five days on holiday in Dresden. We all stayed at a youth house and had many activities planned during the day (non compulsary). The first day we arrived in the evening. The leaders made us a traditional german dinner which was a lovely change from the diet of small white rolls, meat, and cheese that we were growing acustome to living in Frieberg. After that many of us went to a club called flowerpower that was having karioki. Germans singing in English is great fun, espeically when you get a free drink every time you sing. Our home is in the altermantive neighborhood in Dresden. Lots of punks, hippies, activists. So I guess I still dont have a good since of what "normal" Germans ... read more

Tag 1 bis 11 2.140 km von Galway Bei strahlendem Sonnenschein und 27 Grad sitzen wir im schoenen Pirna bei Dresden bei Daniel's Eltern und treffen die letzten Vorbereitungen. Morgen geht's nun endgueltig los! Bisher hat alles super geklappt, bis auf, dass wir in England fast unsere Faehre verpasst haetten (hatten in Wales ein tolles Castle entdeckt und sind natuerlich viel zu spaet von dort weitergefahren) und um ein Haar ohne Benzin liegengeblieben waeren (Autobahnausfahrt zur Tankstelle verpasst, nach abenteuerlicher Suche, x Meilen spaeter und - wie sich dann herausstellte - mit noch 300 ml (= Cola-Dose!) Benzin im Tank, fanden wir gluecklicherweise die Naechste!). Ich hatte gedacht, um Abenteuer zu erleben, muesste man nach Asien reisen, aber England reicht scheinbar auch ;-) Der Rest lief aber zum Glueck reibungslos. Von Hoek van Holland, wo unsere ... read more

Ferdinand's Homestay in Konigstein is a great place to stay. It is nestled in a far corner away from most human and car traffic right by the Elbe River. Konigstein is about a 45 minute ride from Dresden main station on the S-Bahn going towards Schona. The cost is only 5.60euros one way. Konigstein is right by the River Elbe and Ferdinand's Homestay is on the other side of the river. There is a ferry crossing which cost about 70 cents and 1.50 cents return. Once across the river by the ferry , you than have to walk 3km until the end of the road to reach Ferdinand's Homestay. The road actually ends there , which means there are no cars passing by and very few people too. It is really a perfect sanctuary. The Lonely ... read more