Blogs from Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe - page 3

Monday 29 June 2015 Yesterday's taste of Dresden, together with success in finding a useful map of the city had us really looking forward to exploring in more detail today. We were glad to use the bus for transport as there is a stop right outside our hotel on the city fringe, so convenient. This also gave our tour driver a break for the day. First task in the city was to find breakfast and so we did. A traditionally furnished Swiss restaurant proved irresistible with the most beautiful Bircher muesli complete with fruit and yoghurt. A different choice was made by the other tour member, but was equally enjoyable. Then began our city stroll, taking in the sights and enjoying the slower pace struck by fellow tourists. With the ever present cobbles a slower pace ... read more

Lots of photos today so don’t forget to check at the end of the text! Tuesday 2 June: We were up at 6 and had croissants on the balcony of our hotel room. It was a bit of a restless night as it was quite warm plus we were sharing a king bed. We headed into the city and stored our luggage at the Hauptbahnhof before walking to the Deutsche Bahn (DB) museum. This is quite extensive and traces the development of rail in Germany from the early 1800s. There are some old trains and carriages on display although much of it is models. The most ornate carriage we found belonged to Ludwig II which was no surprise to us after what we had previously learned about his spending habits! Bismarck’s coach was on display too ... read more

This weekend trip has been mostly stress-free, which is partly how I define a successful vacation. I feel like I've seen most of what Dresden has to offer, and anything that remains will give me a reason to come back. To start off with, yes, we went to the Lebowski bar, and there are several pictures of it here. They do indeed have the movie showing - I assume that it's on repeat, since we didn't really stay there long enough to make sure. The decor is also Lebowski-inspired: the art, including framed objects and wall murals, all either show scenes from the movie or props that could easily have shown up there. They even have bowling shoes hanging from the ventilation piping above the bar. It's pretty small - longer than it is wide, by ... read more

Geo: 51.051, 13.7337We start out our morning with a breakfast brunch compliments of the hotel. It has everything and, typical of our experience in Europe, fresh and delicious. Eggs, cereal, fruit and rolls with the best jams are my favorites but I always try something new. Mom, being more adventurous in this area, goes for stuff I have no idea what it is. Lots of cheeses, lunch meats and sausages are there too. It's a good place to try weird stuff. At 8:36, we rolled out of Hannover on the train for our trip to Dresden. Everything goes smooth. The first class car was only a half a car so we sat at a table across from two German businessmen who didn't speak English. No conversation happening here so I worked on the blog, we talked, ... read more

På vägen till Dresden stannar vi till i en liten by vid namn Pommritz. I vår bok med communities och ekobyar i Europa finns där ett litet community som heter Friedensgarten. Vi har varit i kontakt med Uwe per email och även Öff öff som är grundaren till en rörelse som heter "Givers-movement". Rörelsens består av ett fåtal communities där Friedensgarten är ett. Vad vi inte vet är att det även finns ytterligare ett community i lilla Pommritz, Lebensgut. Detta inhyser omkring 50 personer och ett stort antal byggnader och omkring 100 hektar mark. Då Uwe inte är hemma beslutar vi oss för att bo på Lebensgut, där det finns ett vandrarhem. Bakom både vandrarhemmet och den lilla ekologiska matvarubutiken på bottenvåningen står Ralf, som vid vår ankomst sitter finurligt bakom kassan. Han växlar snabbt mellan ... read more