Germany

[ Sept.2015 ] The Moritzburg Castle in Saxony, Germany is standing on an artificial island in a lake, which looked really lovely. The reflections of the yellow walls and red roofs were so pretty that…

[ Sept.2015 ] There seemed to be many museums in the Residenzschloss in Dresden, in Germany. Because we did not do our research beforehand, when the ticket office person asked ” Which museum?”, we were…

[ Sept.2015 ] There seemed to be many places to look at in Zwinger Palace in Dresden, but we went straight to the gallery, Alte Meister. Taking photos was strictly forbidden, but this is the…

[ Sept.2015 ] This is a photo of the mural, called “Procession of Princes” in the old town of Dresden. It is 102 metres long and it is made of 24,000 Meissen china tiles. The…

[ Sept.2015 ] We walked in the old town of Dresden in the evening. Most of the important buildings were illuminated very nicely. This photo is the courtyard of Zwinger Palace. The buildings were reflected…

[ Sept.2015 ] We went to the famous Meissen Porcelain Museum just to have a topic of conversation. Meissen Porcelain is the manufacturer who first succeeded in making porcelain in Europe and was protected by…

[ Sept.2015 ] In Dresden in Germany, we stayed in a room from which we could see the Frauenkirche, one of the most important symbols of the city, but it wasn’t until the fourth day…

[ Aug.2015 ] Before coming to Germany, we looked at the weather forecast, which said that the first three days would be hot and sunny and then it would become cloudy and cold. I prepared…

[ Aug.2015 ] The Albrechtsburg Castle in Meissen in Germany is apparently the oldest castle in the country. “Trendsetter since 1471” is the title of the leaflet I got there. They started building this castle…