The intermittent showers through the night kept us both awake but fortunately it was dryish for packing away. Decided not to risk showers in the portacabin with the school group so were on the road by 7.35.
Full waterproofs were needed for the first time on this trip on the way on to Meissen where we stopped for breakfast.
First Cultural highlight - Late Gothic Rathaus in Meissen but the red bakery van in front of the Rathaus did more to lift the spirits.
A further 25 km brought us into the centre of Dresden. In 40 minutes we managed to see six of the star attractions in Dresden.
Second Cultural highlight(s) - The Zwinger, Furstenzug, Sachische Staatsoper, Residenzschloss and the Hofkirche.
A happy Derek was prised away from the sights. Little did he realise a further 72 km were ahead. The Blaues Wunder Brucke 5km further up the river maintained his humour. From Pirna the narrow gorge of the Elbe became more spectacular as high sandstone cliffs towered above us. This area , the Sachsische Schweiz, was really the most beautiful landscape of our whole journey.
Derek became quieter as we flew past our original stop over, the campsite in Konigstein. However the Czech Republic beckoned and he couldn't stay silent for long.
We hammered on, no longer able to understand any road signs, until we reached our present destination which thankfully provided beer and food. Amazingly wifi also available so blog is complete. Don't expect the same tomorrow!
Opa I wish I could have been there and maybe could you take a sandstone or two for me?
ReplyDeleteAll holiday without rain was too much to hope for but lets hope that's it. Good luck tomorrow, can you sense Prague is reachable now?
ReplyDeleteFairly zooming along. Will you get to Prague tomorrow, Wednesday? You both looked relaxed and dry.
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