July 20, 2015

Weekend in Dresden


July 18, 2015
Dresden, Germany
My good friend Jayesh, from London, was in Dresden for a business meeting and was able to take some vacation time at the end of it.  We met up with him on Saturday and brought him back to our place on Sunday.

I left all the details up to Jack since he likes to do the last minute stuff.  He found a very good place through booking.com, called the Aparthotel Am Schloss.

Aparthotel Am Schloss
I love the detail on the windows
Our room
I actually like the way European hotels give you separate blankets
We even had a great kitchenette
Once we got settled into the hotel, we met up with Jay, had dinner and walked around the city, stopping occasionally to have a drink.

One of the things that was most impact-full for me in Dresden, was the absolute beauty of it all.  There are very old buildings that have been reconstructed since Dresden was decimated in WWII.  The architecture is really something to behold.

Dresden Frauenkirch built in the 1700's
Statue of Martin Luther
Close up of Martin Luther
Arch of the Georgentor
Details of the Arch
Bridge of Sighs
Details on the Bridge
Stallhof and the Procession of Dukes
Close up on the Procession
Detail of the Procession
This was a very important building but I honestly can't remember what the name was.  I just loved the metal work.

It may be protection, but it sure is pretty

Just look at that detail
The other side of the Georgentor
A wider view of the Georgentor
Statue of Friedrich August Dem Gerechten
The top of the Palace Zwinger
What a beautiful "old school" staircase
Details of Palace Zwinger
Inside the courtyard of Palace Zwinger





The Kronentor of the Palace Zwinger
Details of the Kronentor

Pretty impressive light pole
The Semperoper
The Semperoper and statue of King John
The statue on top of the Semperoper
King John

Looking toward Dresden Academy of Art from Augustus Bridge

Dresden Academy of Art

I must say, this place was pretty cool.  One of our last stops was The Red Rooster.  It had great beer but a very unique atmosphere.  People just seemed happier being in there.  The servers were also beyond wonderful.  We had our dog with us and I knew it was time for Killian to eat but she wasn't eating the food I brought her.  I asked to buy some uncooked meat and they brought out water and a huge plate of meat for her, no charge!  They were so kind!

The Red Rooster
The inside bar of the Red Rooster

The next day we packed up, had breakfast and headed home for a week of relaxing with Jay for his German vacation!






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