We’re wrapping up our stay in Dresden. We’ve mostly taken a break from World War 2 sites – but we’re headed to Berlin next, so there’s more to come – but I wanted to show you a couple of pictures of Dresden after the February 13 – 15, 1945, bombings. The first picture is of […]
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Mixing with the cultured citizens of Dresden
If you ever find yourself in Dresden and you think it might be a good idea to book an opera house tour in German, when you know, at most, about 50 German words, you can trust me and skip it. Ron and I spent 40 solid minutes, trying to look like we fit in with […]
Topf and Sons: the Nazis you’ve never heard of
We only came to Erfurt to see one thing. The rest of the architectural gushing and declarations of love are merely a bonus. The Topf and Sons Memorial is dedicated to investigating how one single company was complicit in helping the Nazis and then assessing the mechanism by which the Topf and Sons ownership tried […]
Quick note from beautiful Erfurt
Sometimes I just walk into a city and fall in love. Erfurt is one of those cities. We’re here for a quick stop to see a WWII museum, but we wandered off from our hotel and came across these two dominating buildings on the main square. St. Mary’s Cathedral is on the left – from […]
Travels with Valerie 