Dresden

First of all I would like to say that I considered closing this blog because of the political situation in my home country.  The news from home that I am hearing in Europe is not good.  It seems that my government is out of control and in total chaos.  That may or may not be true, but with a superpower like the USA in disarray with an instrument as powerful as the NSA at its disposal one can easily imagine the outcome.  That being said I have decide to keep this blog at least until I return to the US unless the news from home becomes more alarming.  I am not trying to be an alarmist, but the view of the American government in Europe now is that the leaders are bumbling fools with a button to nuclear weapons.  A dangerous situation not to be taken lightly.  When I log onto American web sites for news the "bumbling fools" part is verified.  Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.

The Frau and I visited Dresden in the summer of 2006 and found the city undergoing massive renovation.  Well, most of that renovation is complete and the city is beautiful.  Dresden is one of my favorite German cities.   The center of Dresden is dominated by the Frauenkirche.  This church as been fully renovated in since we were last in Dreseden.

The Frauenkirche

The interior of the Frauenkirche

We spent almost all of our first day here just walking around and reacquainting ourselves with the city.

The Semper Opera

The Zwenger

The square downtown

On our last day in Dresden we took a boat ride on the Elbe River and and when we returned it was dusk.  The city was lit up with warm incandescent lights and the sun was just dipping below the horizon.  This made for a great photo opportunity.

Dresden at night

Dresden was great but after spending a few days here it was time to leave and hop the train to Prague.  I had never been to Prague, so this would be a new city for me.  But, that is for another post.  Maybe tomorrow!