8 September ’04, Wednesday. As I mentioned before, yesterday was spent with the laundry and trying to get some work done on the web. Everything was accomplished except the up-loading of the pictures. Unfortunately the system I was using (not my own) just wouldn’t get the job done. Well, hopefully at the next stop.
This morning (Wednesday) we pulled up stakes and headed for Dresden. We arrived in the center of town about 3pm and as we drove onto Carola Bridge (Carolabrucke) that crosses the Elbe River, the view of the “Old City”, that sat before us, blew our socks off. It was “The” most exciting ”Old City” view that we have seen as of yet, and we haven’t even gotten out of the van. It was impressive !!! (Sorry Aaron (of Berlin)) All we had to do then was find the campground and make our way back as soon as we could. Well, that is exactly what we did…we were in town and taking notes and pictures by 5pm. Because of our late hour, the “Tourist Information” office wasn’t open so we were on our own. We decided to just go by the book information that we have with us and just do a quick over-view of what we will do in more depth tomorrow. We thought the view from the bridge was wonderful, well, this was even better now that we’re on foot. The books say “Like the mythological phoenix rising from the ashes, Dresden is re-establishing it’s self following the devastating fire bombing of WW II, 13 February 1945”, and it will be unbelievable in my opinion. Right now, I call this city “The Patchwork Quilt” of re-construction. Yes, the city was leveled, but they are physically finding and using, the original blocks of stone, figurines, and filigree. Then, when they can’t find what they need, they chip, carve, and copy in stone, from pictures to bring back the original structure to it’s former glory. When all that original glory is re-established, I really don’t think there will be many cities in the world that can match the charm and beauty of Dresden. When we got off the bus and made our way back to “Bumble Bee”, the temp had dropped considerably. We not only pulled out the comforter, but also have plugged in the heater. It is definitely going into the Fall mode. Tomorrow….more of Dresden
This morning (Wednesday) we pulled up stakes and headed for Dresden. We arrived in the center of town about 3pm and as we drove onto Carola Bridge (Carolabrucke) that crosses the Elbe River, the view of the “Old City”, that sat before us, blew our socks off. It was “The” most exciting ”Old City” view that we have seen as of yet, and we haven’t even gotten out of the van. It was impressive !!! (Sorry Aaron (of Berlin)) All we had to do then was find the campground and make our way back as soon as we could. Well, that is exactly what we did…we were in town and taking notes and pictures by 5pm. Because of our late hour, the “Tourist Information” office wasn’t open so we were on our own. We decided to just go by the book information that we have with us and just do a quick over-view of what we will do in more depth tomorrow. We thought the view from the bridge was wonderful, well, this was even better now that we’re on foot. The books say “Like the mythological phoenix rising from the ashes, Dresden is re-establishing it’s self following the devastating fire bombing of WW II, 13 February 1945”, and it will be unbelievable in my opinion. Right now, I call this city “The Patchwork Quilt” of re-construction. Yes, the city was leveled, but they are physically finding and using, the original blocks of stone, figurines, and filigree. Then, when they can’t find what they need, they chip, carve, and copy in stone, from pictures to bring back the original structure to it’s former glory. When all that original glory is re-established, I really don’t think there will be many cities in the world that can match the charm and beauty of Dresden. When we got off the bus and made our way back to “Bumble Bee”, the temp had dropped considerably. We not only pulled out the comforter, but also have plugged in the heater. It is definitely going into the Fall mode. Tomorrow….more of Dresden