It was another morning on the Autobohn getting to Dresden. I certainly appreciated having a vehicle that couldn't go too fast as it is a little unnerving. We were going 160 km/hr in the slower lane and people were whipping by us.
The main sites we wanted to see here were the Zwinger Palace - the blog header pic is from here - and the Procession of Princes mural. Along the walk to both, we took in how extreme the bombing damage from WW II was. Dresden has put in a lot of effort to restore it to its former glory and they have done a wonderful job. When you see darker stone, it is the original building. The lighter colour represents the restoration.
The Procession of Princes Mural was 394 ft long and showed the Princes from 1100's to late 1600's.
The Zwinger Palace grounds were just as beautiful as the picture I saw. The Nymph's Bath was full of very intricate statues and sculptures.
Today ends the Germany portion of the trip and tomorrow we head to Prague. Not knowing if we would get a chance to see any symphonies in Prague or Vienna, we chose to buy some last minute tickets to a Galakonzerte by the Dresden Zwingers at the Dresden Zwinger Palace. As Cory so aptly stated "We started and ended Germany on a good note".
After dinner we headed back to the hostel and enjoyed watching Germany win the World Cup. Quite the commotion.
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