Life with MK: A day in Dresden

This morning I after I got up and ready for the day, I checked out of my hostel in Dresden and walked to the train station to store my bag for the day. Thank goodness there were storage lockers because I really didn't want to have to walk all the way back to the hostel after a long day! So my things were safe and I was on my way to explore a new city.

I think that one day was definitely sufficient to explore the city. It is a really nice place, and I very much enjoyed being here! I began my day my obtaining a ticket to enter the Historic Green Vault, which according to my trusty new Rick Steves' book is the must see location in Dresden. Downloading Rick Steves' Germany was the best decision ever. I definitely made great use of my time here because of it, and I'm pretty sure it will continue to come in handy later in my trip as well (so Kelly, get ready for Rick Steves' talks Hamburg haha). Anyways, after ing getting an 11:30 entry time I headed to Theaterplatz where the self guided walking tour from my book began. I proceeded to read from the travel book and walk around the city, stopping halfway to go in the Historic Green Vault, the New Green Vault, and a few other museum exhibits in the Dresden Palace. I think my favorite stop on the walking tour was the Frauenkirche (a huge church). Both the outside and the inside are quite spectacular. It's hard to imagine that most of this old looking city is really not that old at all since most of it has been rebuilt since the fire bombings of WWII.

My tour ended looking over the Elbe river into the new town area, and I read a section that said if it a sunny take take the hour walk tithe Blue Wonder Bridge. I thought that sounded like a lovely idea and so I set off. The walk took two hours and I was so tired by the time I got there! That bridge wasn't even that cool (maybe it was just bitterness from a walk much longer than I anticipated). Luckily there was a lovely biergarten right at the bridge, so I enjoyed some time there while resting and beginning a new book.

I decided that the tram back was a much better option than walking, and so on the team I went. It dropped me back in Dresden near a pretty sweet mall, so I walked around there for a while. I probably could have purchased about five or six things, but I was good and only spent money on a little snack for the train, some delicious assorted gummies. Speaking of gummies I forgot to tell you that I saw a Gümmibar bedspread in Crete! I couldn't stop singing the song forever, ba ba ba dubi dubi yumm yumm three times you can bite me. If you haven't heard the song look it up on YouTube. It's pretty stupid, but fun to watch! Ok, back to today. I saw an Apple Store at the mall which was awesome, but I am sad to report they have the same iPhone cases as home, so there was nothing new or exciting to buy there. Buying Apple here is way more expensive, so I'm really glad I don't have to get my electronics here! After a bit of time at the mall and a brief moment of free wifi in one random spot, I wet off to get some fruit (strawberries and the best price of mango ever) and a sausage for dinner. I am now sitting at the train station way to early waiting for my night train. (and now that was last night cause there was no Internet for free at the train station)