Dresden

A trip to Dresden, Germany was unplanned and was decided upon last minute (as most things are in the last month). We were in Berlin and had planned to go to Prague next. As it was a long drive, we looked at what was on the way. When I heard that buses went through Dresden, I was quite excited. I had heard about the Dresden gallery as a child (yes, I’m that geeky) and thought it would be great to see.

So Monday morning, Aug. 29th, we set off to Dresden. We arrived there early and had over 9 hours to walk around and check out the city. We were quite unprepared for this trip. We didn’t plan to end up in Germany so we didn’t have any maps with us and the “Eastern Europe” lonely planet guide didn’t include it either. Luckily there was a nice elderly Russian couple who sat next to us on the bus. So they gladly told us the best sites to see, how to get to Old Town, where to store our bags for the day and other useful facts.

The verdict: Dresden is the prettiest place we have visited so far! I want to say that it is the prettiest place in Europe, but it’s too early to make that judgment 

We were so amazed by the city and took our time visiting each building, the castle, and the funky neighborhoods. Usually we can cover an entire city in a day, but the 9 hours flew faster than we had expected and we felt that there was still a ton to see. I even thought about staying an extra day there, but we already had bus tickets to Prague and hostel reservations. So it was resolved that we will return.

The only disappointment: Apparently the gallery is closed on Mondays. However, we were so busy exploring the city that I doubt we would have made it to the gallery.

Note that Dresden is only two hours away from Berlin and it is a worthy 1-2 day trip. So if any of you ever get the opportunity, I highly recommend that you take it.  I know that the next time my life brings me to Germany, Dresden gallery is first on my list of things to do.

Tired but happy, we loaded the bus once again to head to Prague….

2011.08.29 Dresden


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