Yes, this is becoming a habit. Tim goes to New York City for business and Jayne goes and discovers someplace new. This time it is Dresden which is about 325 km NE of Erlangen. I took the train and rented a lovely little apartment just blocks away from one of the many markets in and around the city.
The Dresden Striezelmarkt (Christmas Market) is Germany's oldest market with a very long history dating back to 1434. It's name derives from the sweet delicacy Hefestriezel, which is now known as 'Dresden Christstollen' (German Christmas Cake).
Stollen is a fruit cake containing dried fruit, nuts and spices and often marzipan and covered with icing sugar. We have tried a number of different stollens, but The Dresden Stollen is the absolute best, by far. Try one!
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| Beautiful stalls. |
Frauenkirche (Church Of Our Lady)
Built during the 18th century, this beautiful Baroque building was purposely built Protestant and is an amazing example of Protestant sacred architecture. It features one of the largest domes in Europe. It was destroyed in the bombing of Dresden during WWII.
When I was here in 1983, when Dresden was behind the Iron Curtain, the church was in ruins.
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| Frauenkirche |
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The reconstruction of the exterior was completed in 2004
and the interior in 2005. |
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| Love these guys!!! |
Dresden Zwinger
The Dresden Zwinger is built in Rococco style and is part of the historic heart of Dresden. The name is derived from the German word Zwinger - an enclosed killing ground of a castle or city gate. Today is it a museum complex and the grounds are open to the public.
The next four photos are of the Zwinger......
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| The Augustusmarkt |
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| The Medieval Markt |
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The Katholische Hofkirche
Also destroyed during WWI and rebuilt. |
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| The architecture is so beautiful and plentiful. |
I had a wonderful four days here. The weather was perfect, the markets were great and the architecture amazing. Thank-you Dresden!!
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