Dresden. (Jenny taking over now)
Wednesday 13th June.
We woke up to grey sky’s but the need to do our washing was all important and luckily for us there were some washing machines at the campsite which were very reasonably priced 70 aus cents for 1/2 hour of washing which is the best price we have seen in our travels over the last few years.
Washing done and hung out under the camper veranda it was then time to take the bus into Dresden City. The sky hung with threat of rain so we packed our rainwear and took our umbrella’s. The bus stop was situated right outside the campground which was very convenient and we got off in front of the main train station. We made our way through the shopping malls towards the old part of the town and stopped on the way at a nice bakery for coffee and shared cake.
The old part of Dresden is very interesting with cobblestones and attractive buildings, we wandered a bit and then decided to take a 1/2 hour horse and buggy ride around the centre of the old town. This was a real treat and the girl who was driving the horses was very friendly and with her halting English gave us information about the sights. We enjoyed this trip a lot, taking a slow ride in the buggy was a wonderful way to see the sights and absorb the atmosphere. After the ride we went to find something to eat and went into a shopping mall where we found a Chinese meal for a very reasonable price.
After lunch we walked over to the Zwinger, (Palace built in Rococo style. It served as the orangery, exhibition gallery and festival arena of the Dresden Court.) This was an elaborate series of buildings that dazzled the eyes but we didn’t bother going inside as we had enough for the day and wanted to head back to our mobile home.
That afternoon we found we had some other Aussies in the campsite and Ewout decided to chat to them and found out they were from Brisbane.
Thursday.
We woke to rain pattering on the roof and thought just as well this was to be a travelling day. Back on the road again, our next destination being Prague. Crossing the Czech border we programmed our Tom Tom to the next supermarket and found ourselves a Tesco, we love these type of shopping centres as they have plenty of parking spaces for the camper and it is easy to shop as at home, looking at the pictures on the goods and making guesses at what things we don’t recognise. We find it quite fun looking at the food in the supermarkets and every place is a new adventure.
We had a good run into Prague and arrived at our campsite about 2.00 pm and after setting up (which takes 5 – 10 mins) we had a quiet afternoon, checked our emails, (wifi on site) and watched another episode of the Game of Thrones.
The campsite here in Prague is the one we had used 3 years ago, a nice small campsite, well maintained and clean facilities. The tram into Prague is 300 metres away and is very convenient to catch into the city.
Prague to be continued…..
