Dresden

Well it was a relatively short ride from Prague over to Dresden Germany (approximately 2 hours).  I used the last of my Kronas getting gas before leaving the Czech Republic so I would not have to fuss with money conversion later.

We followed the GPS into Dresden (GPS does not work great in the cities).   I missed the first turn one block from the Dresden Hilton.  So Google Maps sent me down the next turn.

This brought me right into the main square of Dresden (more like a plaza).   With no roads, people, tourist groups and bikes moving all around.   I expected at any moment the alarm to sound and Polizie coming to take me away.   Here is a picture of the square that I took later.  Imagine our Fiat entering from the right and driving through the square to the gap between the building in the middle.  Surprisingly I was the one freaking out as pedestrians wandered all around me.  Cheryl was calm and collected and said don't worry we are almost there.

We found the parking garage under the Hotel.   The Dresden Hilton is literally in the middle of the Dresden Old Town.   When we look out our window to our room, we are overlooking one of the other thoroughfares just off the square.   So how did we score a night in the Hilton.   I used the last of my points accumulated from my business travel while I was working.  Alas will not be staying a Hilton Hotels for the rest of my life.

A hotel room was a nice break of convenience compared to the homey and provincial places we had been staying. We really enjoyed staying at those places.   But a hotel room is familiar, has a bed that isn't made up of 2 beds, a single bed cover and a work desk.

Since we were only staying one night we headed out mid-after noon for a stroll through the old town.

 

Both in Prague, Dresden and Frankfurt there were various street performers.  Some very tacky performances like inflatable Panda Bears about 10 feet high, much like you see at minor league sports events.   Here are two artistic visual and performing arts.