A rainy day in Dresden

Further apologies for the fact that this blog thing still isn't finished... More hiccups with the internet, and the next entry after this one requires a bit of writing from Josh since I was unwell, so I apologise in advance if that one is delayed... not that there would be any reason it would be... hmmmm... well, back to the last week or so of the trip...

After some breakfast from the bakery on the corner of Christine’s street, we ventured into Dresden under a coat of grey rainclouds. We started in the old town (which is actually newer than the ‘new town’ now that they’ve rebuilt it), and Josh and Andy were immediately taken with the 1-euro wurst stand, and after some awful coffees (Andy poured his town a drain in the town square), we decided to start our sightseeing.

We started outside the architecturally grand Opera House before entering the expansive grounds of the Zwinger, which housed an incredible sculptural fountain, and a porcelain glockenspiel that began to chime just as the rain began to fall. Ducking for cover, we took shelter in the Lady Church, which has only recently finished being reconstructed to the original style and plans. Remnants of the original building stand outside as a constant reminder of its bullet-riddled history. We wandered towards the river past a porcelain mural, over 50 metres in length.

Across the bridge was the ‘new town’ and we walked back towards Neustadt where we’d eaten the night before and found a café for lunch. The food was tasty, although over here they tend to drown everything in dressing… We trolled through second-hand stores; I was tempted by a hat, but held off for a better one. The plan was to meet Christine for a drink after her exam before she left for her parents, but when we didn’t hear from her, we eventually went back to her place. Sadly, we found a postcard saying she hadn’t heard from us, and she hadn’t received our messages and she’d had to leave. Such a pity, as that was the last we got to see of her. We ended up having a quiet night in from the rain, which suited me quite fine, as I wasn’t feeling that fantastic and wanted to be back on form for our upcoming trip to Berlin, the last destination before we parted ways!

The next morning I decided to catch up on sleep and have a day around the house, leaving Josh and Andrew to do a bit of exploring without me. Josh will have to fill you in on that day though...