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| Altstadt |
Neustadt= New City (new, trendy, more modern)
Jack and I took a long weekend trip to Dresden. Dresden is quite an interesting city. Sadly, it was almost completely leveled in an aerial bombing back in 1945, but it still tries to keep some of its historic look. Jack and I were surprised, however, that almost no where in the city itself are there plaques or signs to commemorate their history. In Berlin, signs are everywhere of its history, but in Dresden, unless you visit their museum, there is no evidence of what happened to the city.
That being said, even though it was freezing cold, Dresden is a gorgeous city that we enjoyed seeing. Here's what we did:
Thursday: 15°F, snowing, grey skies
- Took the train into Dresden
- Walked around Altstadt, bought tickets in the nose-bleed section to tonight's opera (Barber of Seville)
- Sat and ordered coffee in a coffee shop
- Jack felt sick --> went back to Hostel (Will he make it to the opera?)
- Jack getting sick and napped, Sarah went to Apotheke to get medicine (Should we return the tickets?)
- Almost opera time. Jack decided that he felt well enough to go
- Quickly ate dinner at Nordsee (a Panera-styled cafe, only with fish)
- Saw opera; left at intermission
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| A night at the Opera |
Friday: 10°F, snowing, grey skies; Happy Birthday, Bro!
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| Altstadt |
- Walked into Frauenkirche (church that was bombed, leveled, and rebuilt in 1945).
- Went across bridge to Neustadt
- Strolled along the river bank
- Got lost around Neustadt
- Went to the creepy Hygiene Museum (which was a museum dedicated to creeping you out with all kinds of health issues; diseases, viruses, private parts, oh my!)
- Discovered through a heat camera that Sarah literally has little heat going through her body. Jack's body was oranges and reds, Sarah's was purples and blues with one or two splotches of orange
- Went to the Hostel bar to have a drink in honor of my Bro's birthday. Had a glass of amazing Merlot
- Ate dinner at a cute restaurant near the Frauenkirche. I ordered delicious Fischtopf (Fish stew), but ate it too quickly to take a picture. Jack had some yummy crepes.
Saturday: 7°F, grey skies, lots of ice, some wind
- Toured the Green Vault, a museum dedicated to treasures, jewelry, and pretty things
Preparing for the Cold - Walked across the river to Neustadt
- Discovered the Kunsthofpassage, a little courtyard nook with interesting architecture, quaint restaurants, and crafty stores
- Lunched at Lila Soße, a restaurant that displays all of their meals in jars (see "Food Porn")
- Froze while walking to a famous Dairy Market (Molkerei).
- Coffee and Quarktorte (Quark cake, like a light cheesecake) at Pfunds Molkerei (see "Food Porn")
- Froze on walk back to Hostel, but had some interesting conversations about zoos, what color shutters we want on our future house, and wondering why it was so freakin' cold
- Happy Hour at our hostel again. That Merlot was wonderful
- Ate dinner at the same restaurant. The Fischtopf was that delicious.
- Wordament (online boggle) tournament in the hostel. Jack put in a good effort, but he got his butt kicked.
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| Kunsthofpassage |
Sunday: 10°F, sunny, and blue skies
- Once again, walked along the Neustadt river bank to get a nice picture of Altstadt
- Jack put his hand in the Elbe River; apparently, the Elbe River was the line that separated states with serfdom and those without back in the 1400s. He was happy.
- Walked back to hostel to thaw and wait the awkward time we had before our train left.
- Walked to the Dresden Hauptbahnhof (main train station) to grab lunch and go back to Berlin.
- Ordered Subway. Shocked to learn that they only had Honey mustard and no other mustards. This is Germany! Subway should have more mustards to offer!
- Had a cabin all to ourself on the train ride home where we stretched out and enjoyed the German countryside.
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