Just a couple of hours on the train took us from Prague to Dresden. And here we rediscovered the joys of the railway station locker - dump the bags and hit the streets.
Dresden was hard hit during the bombings of WW2, and 60 years down the track it's still rebuilding. So in the Old Town, the churches and other monuments which look hundreds of years old are in fact rebuilds. This includes the lovely palaces, with their treasure vaults, which we managed to visit without having to put up with the usual queues... good timing is everything! We did several museums and galleries in rapid succession, and limped our way to our lodgings late in the afternoon...
Our hotel was across the river in the New Town, built by the communists, and a little lacking in architectual merit. We did, however, discover some lovely cafes in small courtyards - and once again wined and dined al fresco, in the warmth of the evening. No photos today - managed to leave the camera with our bags, in the luggage locker...
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