The Dresden Hauptbahnhof

...to the trains

This is the facade of the Dresden train station

This was the interior of the train station.

Very modern and new.

Here is one of the trains that we saw arrive.

...and here is the empty station.

There is a shopping area/pedestrian mall near the train station.
There are usually NO stores open on Sunday in
Germany, but the train station has some stores that are open
for some reason.

Some bird brains getting a bird bath.

My colleague, David Gray, in front of one of the many fountains.

A scene from the pedestrian mall near the train station.

Guess what this is? Yup - a fountain. They are all over.

This is one of the buildings near the train station. There are buildings around that have

not been remodeled or rebuilt. The design is from the East Germany era. Many of

the buildings in Dresden have been remodeled and are in terrific shape, but occasionally

you run across one that is in disrepair like this.

Our new place - Leubnitzer Strasse 7

To possibly view a Wiki description and to see some additional photographs

and a little history of the place type this into a google search:

Villa Haniel Dresden

Here are some photos - the descriptions are under the photo:

Entry way stair

Entry way stair

1st bathroom includes tub


1st bathroom shower



Kids bedroom?

Half bath

Painted walls and ceilings throughout

More painted walls and ceilings

Marvelous kitchen, but the tenants are taking it with them.

The landlord will provide us with another.

More kitchen photos

Ceiling shot (living room?)

Out-of-focus shot of the fireplace. The tenants put it in, but it stays.

Terrace shot

Another terrace shot - very big terrace overlooking the street.

Master bedroom ceiling detail

Master Bedroom

Master Bedroom ceiling corner detail

More ceiling detail

Original stained glass window in hallway

Guest bedroom - very small. Being used as a walk-in closet by the current tenants.

Bathroom detail showing some furniture pieces the tenants would be willing to sell us. They are the marble topped sink and table in this room and a small table in the next room (next photos)

A Small Tour of the Center of Dresden

I had about a two hour break between apartment appointments

while I was near downtown, so I took the camera and did a little

looking around the center of Dresden. The are a couple of main tram transfer

stations and one of them is the Postplatz and this is near what is called the

Alt-stadt (old city). There are an impressive

number of beautiful buildings that seem to have survived the

Allied bombing that destroyed much of Dresden during WWII.

Here are some images that caught my eye.

This statue/fountain was unique from a distance.

But then I got closer and looked a the detail in the metalwork.

These next pictures show a couple of the features of the fountain.

I'm not sure what this building is or was, but it was very nice.

The Semper Opera House below is a fantastically ornate large building.

A version of Evita is playing there now. I heard that some of the

people in the opera are staying at my hotel. Just a rumor.

Below is closeup of the chariot at the top of the OperaHouse.


Some more of the old buildings.

I walked across the bridge over the Elbe River and took this

picture looking back. The tall building on the right is the Frauenkirche.

It was destroyed as a result of the bombing of Dresden in WWII

and was rebuilt from some of the rubble.

There are other pictures of it below.

This is from the bridge looking at the north side of the river

just across the Elbe River from the Alt-stadt.

The public viewing grounds can be seen - this is where

many people watched Germany compete during the World Cup.

It was getting very hot in the sun. I think the temperature has been around

90 degrees F several of the days. As I came up a wide set of stairs,

I found these little places of respite from the heat and sun.

Walking under them was marvelously refreshing.

One of them had two young girls playing music (violin and cello).

Kunst



This easel was setup and it was obvious (from the smell) that someone was
painting with oil. But I never saw that artist. Maybe it was break-time.

This neat little alleyway was filled with sidewalk cafes and street vendors.

Archway to the River Elbe.

Here is another picture of the Frauenkirche.

This area is the site of the very famous Christmas Markt

the month of December. In the summer, it is used by people who are

cooling off by playing in the fountain.