A rainy day in Dresden

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Yesterday it rained and dribbled and poured and was generally miserable so we visited Dresden which is a big city on the Elbe river.
On a warm summer day you would sit in the cafes and near the Elbe enjoing a very scenic city but since it rained we visited the Art Gallery and the church, Frauenkirche a Lutheran church.

The church was extensively bombed in the second world war and has been rebuilt almost exactly as it was.

The Art Gallery houses an impressive collection of art from the 15th to 18th centuries including Vermeer and Rembrandts and has been in existence for over 300 years. All the art was evacuated during the second world war.

Beside the art gallery is also a massive collecton of armour, guns and swords from the early ages.

Massive palatial homes line the Elbe and on a sunny day the boats would all be on the river.

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Photos

Typical scene
Wind farms are a feature of the landscape

another statue
Me in Dresden with Martin Luther again

Salad lunch
Quark is a popular food which is Curd cheese and can be used for sweets or deserts

My lunch
Pig knuckle, dumplings and sauerkraut