Nine Days in Eastern Germany 2015

Given that I have visited many of the major cities in Europe, it's a kind of mysterious that I never had been to Berlin. I decided that 2015 was the year this had to change. While I was at it I decided that I wanted to see Dresden and Leipzig, and when I heard that Görlitz had a well-preserved old town, I added that city to my itinerary. When I finally opened the guide-book, I learnt about the Elbe valley south of Dresden, an area with the somewhat pretentious name of Saxon Switzerland, and I had a most beautiful day and a half there.

Below is a summary with the best pictures from the trip, and then there are sub-sites with more pictures:

1. Görlitz. An old and well-preserved town, temporarily occluded by an Altstadtfestival. (24 pictures.)
2. Dresden. City of baroque and home of some fantastic museums. (32 pictures.)
3. Saxon Switzerland. The scenic Elbe valley south of Dresden offers some good hiking opportunities. (45 pictures.)
4. Leipzig. Saxony's second biggest city and home of Europe's oldest coffee house. (28 pictures.)
5. Berlin. Germany's capital is pale compared to gems like Paris and Barcelona, but it is Berlin. (73 pictures.)

Svensk version

Görlitz 1. Obermarkt	2. Old-Town House
3. People on a Bridge	4. Cloud Reflections
Dresden 5. Frauenkirsche	6. Residenzschloss Courtyard
7. Der Zwinger	8. An Old Master
9. Astronomical Clock	Saxon Switzerland 10. Königstein
11. Lilienstein	12. A View from Lilienstein
13. Down by the River	14. Basteibrücke
15. The Mystery Forest	16. Stadt Wehlen
Leipzig 17. Markt	18. Nikolaikirsche
19. Mädler-Passage	20. Das Neues Rathaus
21. University and Church	Berlin 22. Unter den Linden
23. Reichstag	24. The Reichstag Archive
25. Spree Scene	26. Berlin Wall
27. East-Side Gallery	28. Potsdammer Platz

Görlitz 1. Obermarkt	2. Old-Town House	3. People on a Bridge
4. Cloud Reflections	Dresden 5. Frauenkirsche	6. Residenzschloss Courtyard
7. Der Zwinger	8. An Old Master	9. Astronomical Clock
Saxon Switzerland 10. Königstein	11. Lilienstein	12. A View from Lilienstein
13. Down by the River	14. Basteibrücke	15. The Mystery Forest
16. Stadt Wehlen	Leipzig 17. Markt	18. Nikolaikirsche
19. Mädler-Passage	20. Das Neues Rathaus	21. University and Church
Berlin 22. Unter den Linden	23. Reichstag	24. The Reichstag Archive
25. Spree Scene	26. Berlin Wall	27. East-Side Gallery
28. Potsdammer Platz

Görlitz 1. Obermarkt	2. Old-Town House	3. People on a Bridge	4. Cloud Reflections
Dresden 5. Frauenkirsche	6. Residenzschloss Courtyard	7. Der Zwinger	8. An Old Master
9. Astronomical Clock	Saxon Switzerland 10. Königstein	11. Lilienstein	12. A View from Lilienstein
13. Down by the River	14. Basteibrücke	15. The Mystery Forest	16. Stadt Wehlen
Leipzig 17. Markt	18. Nikolaikirsche	19. Mädler-Passage	20. Das Neues Rathaus
21. University and Church	Berlin 22. Unter den Linden	23. Reichstag	24. The Reichstag Archive
25. Spree Scene	26. Berlin Wall	27. East-Side Gallery	28. Potsdammer Platz

Görlitz 1. Obermarkt	2. Old-Town House	3. People on a Bridge	4. Cloud Reflections	Dresden 5. Frauenkirsche
6. Residenzschloss Courtyard	7. Der Zwinger	8. An Old Master	9. Astronomical Clock	Saxon Switzerland 10. Königstein
11. Lilienstein	12. A View from Lilienstein	13. Down by the River	14. Basteibrücke	15. The Mystery Forest
16. Stadt Wehlen	Leipzig 17. Markt	18. Nikolaikirsche	19. Mädler-Passage	20. Das Neues Rathaus
21. University and Church	Berlin 22. Unter den Linden	23. Reichstag	24. The Reichstag Archive	25. Spree Scene
26. Berlin Wall	27. East-Side Gallery	28. Potsdammer Platz

Görlitz 1. Obermarkt	2. Old-Town House	3. People on a Bridge	4. Cloud Reflections	Dresden 5. Frauenkirsche	6. Residenzschloss Courtyard
7. Der Zwinger	8. An Old Master	9. Astronomical Clock	Saxon Switzerland 10. Königstein	11. Lilienstein	12. A View from Lilienstein
13. Down by the River	14. Basteibrücke	15. The Mystery Forest	16. Stadt Wehlen	Leipzig 17. Markt	18. Nikolaikirsche
19. Mädler-Passage	20. Das Neues Rathaus	21. University and Church	Berlin 22. Unter den Linden	23. Reichstag	24. The Reichstag Archive
25. Spree Scene	26. Berlin Wall	27. East-Side Gallery	28. Potsdammer Platz

Görlitz 1. Obermarkt	2. Old-Town House	3. People on a Bridge	4. Cloud Reflections	Dresden 5. Frauenkirsche	6. Residenzschloss Courtyard	7. Der Zwinger
8. An Old Master	9. Astronomical Clock	Saxon Switzerland 10. Königstein	11. Lilienstein	12. A View from Lilienstein	13. Down by the River	14. Basteibrücke
15. The Mystery Forest	16. Stadt Wehlen	Leipzig 17. Markt	18. Nikolaikirsche	19. Mädler-Passage	20. Das Neues Rathaus	21. University and Church
Berlin 22. Unter den Linden	23. Reichstag	24. The Reichstag Archive	25. Spree Scene	26. Berlin Wall	27. East-Side Gallery	28. Potsdammer Platz

Görlitz 1. Obermarkt	2. Old-Town House	3. People on a Bridge	4. Cloud Reflections	Dresden 5. Frauenkirsche	6. Residenzschloss Courtyard	7. Der Zwinger	8. An Old Master
9. Astronomical Clock	Saxon Switzerland 10. Königstein	11. Lilienstein	12. A View from Lilienstein	13. Down by the River	14. Basteibrücke	15. The Mystery Forest	16. Stadt Wehlen
Leipzig 17. Markt	18. Nikolaikirsche	19. Mädler-Passage	20. Das Neues Rathaus	21. University and Church	Berlin 22. Unter den Linden	23. Reichstag	24. The Reichstag Archive
25. Spree Scene	26. Berlin Wall	27. East-Side Gallery	28. Potsdammer Platz

Görlitz 1. Obermarkt	2. Old-Town House	3. People on a Bridge	4. Cloud Reflections	Dresden 5. Frauenkirsche	6. Residenzschloss Courtyard	7. Der Zwinger	8. An Old Master	9. Astronomical Clock
Saxon Switzerland 10. Königstein	11. Lilienstein	12. A View from Lilienstein	13. Down by the River	14. Basteibrücke	15. The Mystery Forest	16. Stadt Wehlen	Leipzig 17. Markt	18. Nikolaikirsche
19. Mädler-Passage	20. Das Neues Rathaus	21. University and Church	Berlin 22. Unter den Linden	23. Reichstag	24. The Reichstag Archive	25. Spree Scene	26. Berlin Wall	27. East-Side Gallery
28. Potsdammer Platz

Görlitz 1. Obermarkt	2. Old-Town House	3. People on a Bridge	4. Cloud Reflections	Dresden 5. Frauenkirsche	6. Residenzschloss Courtyard	7. Der Zwinger	8. An Old Master	9. Astronomical Clock	Saxon Switzerland 10. Königstein
11. Lilienstein	12. A View from Lilienstein	13. Down by the River	14. Basteibrücke	15. The Mystery Forest	16. Stadt Wehlen	Leipzig 17. Markt	18. Nikolaikirsche	19. Mädler-Passage	20. Das Neues Rathaus
21. University and Church	Berlin 22. Unter den Linden	23. Reichstag	24. The Reichstag Archive	25. Spree Scene	26. Berlin Wall	27. East-Side Gallery	28. Potsdammer Platz

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