Monday 21.09.15 Faaker see 2015
Had a nice easy ride to Dresden this morning and checked into yet another posh apartment with the help of "booking.com. We have noticed the border controls have been getting tighter and getting back into Germany the police were pulling quite a few wagons over and I thought we may get a pull as we could have smuggled at least one refugee in the amount of baggage we were carrying. Anyway we have had a good look round and both agree that Dresden is a lovely city. It was completely flattened during the War and has been completely rebuild. We are dining in tonight but will push the boat out tomorrow and dine out and get some euros spent.
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| View of Elbe river bank |
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| Next three shots are took at Zwinger Baroque Playground |
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| View from our balcony |
Tuesday 22.09.15 Faaker see 2015
Browny tours packed it in today starting with a quick trip on Bertha to visit Moritzburg castle which is set in the middle of a beautiful lake. It was then back to Dresden to climb to the top of Frauenkirche Church and find it hard to believe that rebuilding work didn't start until 1990 and was completed in 2005, the views from the top were amazing. We then had guided tour inside the Opera house which had a very bad start in life. It was built in 1841 and burnt to the ground 4 weeks later, then rebuilt in 1878 only to get bombed in the 2nd world war, it was then rebuilt in 1985. Inside was amazing and tickets can sell as much as for 230 Euros per show. After that we visited the Dresden vehicle museum which was a lot better value than the one in Austria. Now relaxing on the balcony with pre-dinner drinks and writing the blog.
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| Frauenkirche Church |
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| One of the views from the top |
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| Lobby area of Opera House |
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| Largest tiled mural in the world |
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| I think we have supped as much as Bertha has in fuel |
Wednesday 23.09.15 Faaker see 2015
Left a wet Dressden this morning and had a long boring ride on the autobahn to Hannover which was also on the damp side when we arrived. We didn't arrive until late as we spotted a Harley Dealer which warranted a call and just left us enough time for a couple of sights and food and drink shop.
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| That's another 150 euros spent |
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| The new town hall in Hannover |
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| I'm not a lover of modern buildings but I do like this one |
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| I wouldn't like to clean the windows on this office / apartment block |
Forgot to say the Hotel we have checked into has a free well stocked mini bar so that will be empty in the morning.
Thursday 24.09.15 Faaker see 2015
Had a nice ride to Rotterdam other than getting drenched during the last hour. Now onboard and in the Leyden suite and have already had a glass of champagne on the sun deck. Can't believe a month has gone so quick and we shall have to read the blog ourselves to help us remember what we got up to.
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| A bit of. Weather protection before the rain sets in |
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| Not 1st in the queue this time |
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| Cheers |
Friday 25.09.15 Faaker see 2015
Well it's all over. Arrived home safe and sound which is the most important and secondly had a fantastic time with just short of 3,000 miles under our belt
My opinion and tips
Roads have been great and whilst we have seen a few accidents the motorist have been very good and lane discipline is excellent. On the autobahn You can be traveling at 80 miles an hour and a car will fly past you doing at least 120
Hotels
We have had some fantastic hotels on our trip. I don't pre-book any but do my research and have them programmed in TomTom. Also when we know we are approaching some cities or places we want to stay I will book the day before using booking. Com
Eating out
I don't think we are tight arse's but sometimes think eating out is abit over rated and very expensive. If your in a nice hotel with balcony and beautiful views or even better an apartment why not eat in as there are plenty of take aways and supermarkets to hand. Also as we have been away for some 26 days I reckon we have saved around £2,000.00 ( hmm maybe we are tight arse's ).
Summary
It has been a few years since we have rode in Europe and have had a superb time and had forgot how nice it was and will defiantly be planning another trip. So watch this space
7 comments:
what a lovely city you wouldn't believe it was all new
be glad when you are home {john has nearly run out of oak]
take care and see you friday
enjoyed the little history lesson
I second grandad, I really enjoyed the history lesson & it was nice to know a little bit about the places u have visited xx
I bet I can guess who's emptying the fridge, better bring some home, we have drank it all and was worried but your wine delivery arrived today so we're ok for a few more days!
Mum! Why are wearing socks & sandals!!!!!!
Thanks for the brilliant blog Pete we have followed it everyday - inspiring for our trip next year See you soon Brian and Karen
I've only just caught up. The trip looked absolutely brilliant, some of the scenery was amazing even on the photos!
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