Blogs from Saxony, Germany, Europe - page 32

From Dresden, I took a train and then a ferry along the Elbe to Rathen, where I stayed in the attic of Bacharach, an old castle-transformed-into HI hostel, and hiked through the elevated trails at Basteigebiet. I highly recommend this route. There are more photos below.... read more

I've seen them before. Hundreds of times. But only in movies. Hans und Helga, the two arrogant, brusque, German customs officers. Riding alone, undisturbed in my coupe all the way from Prague to Berlin was too good to be true. "Does any of you speak any English?" Why do I even ask? I've seen the movies...what fun would it be if they did? The concept is simple: show us all your stuff! Now! "Do you have anything that you shouldn't have?", is probably a good translation from their language. "No, I don't", hoping the are not searching for booze. Of course they discover my bottle of absinthe. But they are not searching for booze. "By the way, you do not change trains in Berlin, you change trains in Dresden." About 10 minutes away, and my stuff ... read more