dresden

None of us quite knew what to expect of Dresden before our arrival. The only concrete fact we knew was that the city was practically wiped off the map during World War II by Allied bombing. However its location and relatively small size made it an ideal, one-night stop off point between the two big cities of Prague and Berlin. Our hostel was located in the northern, party district of town. On the tram ride from the railway station we were surprised to see lots of refurbished Baroque architecture plus active streets and markets (considering it was Good Friday and German unemployment is at a dizzy 20%).