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February 9th 2011
Published: February 9th 2011
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Friday 31st December. Excitement. Road trip. Packed bags. Buhl to Dresden. Road maps. Snow. Traffic. Autobahn. Fast Audi, Merc, Porsche. Stick to the right. Inside the car. Music. Chatter. Chocolates and other nibblies. Attempt to pronounce names from street signs. Laughter. 7 hours. Bavaria. Saxony. Mountains. Snowstorm. City lights. Left and right. Yellow house. Sylke. Hugs. Kisses. Laughter. Where's Jens. Inside. Searching. Find Jens. More hugging. Laughter. Excitement.

Dinner. Thai. Lecker. Wine. Love. Laughter. Get dressed. New Year's Eve Party. Lingnerterrassen. Palace. Overdressed theme. River Elbe. Snow. Ancient buildings. People. Music. Drink. Singing. Dancing. Loud music. More drink. More dancing. Still singing. Dancing Queen. Fun. Laughter. More drink. Midnight. Happy New Year. Fireworks. More drink. Dancing. Singing. Call taxi. Waiting. Dancing. Singing. More drink. Waiting. Call taxi again. 4.30am. Home. Bed.

Saturday. New Years Day. Still sleeping. Recovering. Slow motion. Late breakfast. Coffee. New Years concert from Austria. Delicious food. Pearl Jam. Very slow movements. Chatter. Walk along River Elbe. Cold. Beautiful. Pillnitz Palace. Warm bakery. Berliners. Dinner. Delicious food again. DVD night. Glass red wine. Sleep.

Sunday. Delicious breakfast again. Coffee. Dresden city. Gluhwein. Semperoper (Opera House), City tour. Architecture. People. Cold. Snow on the ground. Slippery. Music. Organ grinder. Chat with the organ grinder. Sing with the organ grinder. Zwinger. Glockenspiels. Walking through streets of Dresden. August der Starke. Aussie restaurant. Sad Russian women. Frauenkirche (Women's church). The Juicer (building dome that looks like an orange juicer). Laughter. Altmarkt (Old Market Square). More people. Atmosphere. Procession of Princes. Sing with busker. Cross River Elbe. Walk to old area where Jens and Sylke lived. Funky hideaway cafes. Artsy and colourful. Creative building facades. Ice cream cafe. Coffee. Beach theme. Cosy. Darkness. City lights. Blauen Wunder (Blue Bridge). Villa Maria. Dinner. A waiter named Achmed. Laughter. Wine. Great food.

Great friends! Thank you Jens and Sylke.


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13th February 2011

love the buildings
Hey lin, how cool are all the buildings and your hat was fantastic. Gabby

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