Dresden: Taschenberg Palace

This beautiful Baroque palace was built for Augustus the Strong's mistress. It was completely destroyed during WWII, but perfectly reconstructed and reopened as a five-star hotel.

Dresden: Royal Palace

Dresdener Market

This is the market found in Dresden; offered only in Summer.
有好多可爱的小摆设...

Dresden: Hofkirche

A Catholic Court Church with 78 statues; I do not really count it, overheard from a tour guide... height of each of which more than 3 meters.

Dresden: Kreuzkirche Church

No surprise, this is another church here.

Dresden: Fürstenzug (Procession of the dukes)

I did not take a good picture of The Procession of Dukes wall, this monumental mosaic is made entirely out of Meissen porcelain tiles. Imagine an incredibly high quality mural more than a football field long. This masterpiece shows all of the significant nobility of Saxon history to that point.

Dresden: Semper Opera House

Again, the Opera House is one of the most beautiful landmarks in Dresden. It is famous throughout Germany and visible in many a German advertisement. The decoration inside, especially the staircases and upper lobby, is stunning! It really opens my eyes! If you want to attend an opera, ballet or concert make your ticket reservations far in advance and do not ever think it is cheap, 50 Euros!

Dresden: Frauenkirche (Ladies Church)

I just read an email fordwaded from a friend of mine, the top 77 world wonders. This church is ranked No. 40. so no surprise when I tell u it is one of the most important buildings of Dresden from both architecture and spirit wise. It was built in early 18th century but somehow was destroyed during WWII. However everything was restored and reconstructed; it's almost 99 percent completed. If you enlarge this photo you can see that they have used a few of the original darkened stones in the reconstruction, along with a lot of new lighter-colored ones.

Dresden: Museum of Transportation

The diversity of exhibits ranges from bicycles to steamships. OF course, those are just models. Haha!

Dresden: Zwinger - Gallery of "Old Masters"

The Zwinger is a sort of Baroque palace, built for celebrations and now housing some of the finest museums. Its four wings form a beautiful and quiet yard. It is always used as place for festivities and art collections.
I heard that the place is famous for works of Italian painters and those from the Netherlands in particular. And, you can find porcelain collections and armour collections here. The admission fee is abt 10 euros for each collection... it would be too costly for a Malaysian :(

Dresden: Altstädter Wache

Dresden: Transportation Info

I can tell Dresden people enjoy walking. I myself, prefer cycling; it is so carefree to feel the wind while paddling the bike. Anyway, here, you can find ferries, paddle steamer, tram, train, bus, funicular - one of the oldest in Europe etc.

India and China have rickshaws, Thailand has the Tuk Tuk, but Germany has velotaxi (the blue color one). These are becoming a more common sight around the city esp. the most tourists areas.


欧洲的路真是四通八达呀!可以把你带到任何一个想去的地方。拿上一份市内交通图，大胆的走就行了。厉害！佩服！

Dresden: Weisser Hirsch - Hill Slope

This is an excellent place to live in provided you can afford to buy a residence here; a home for Dresden's upper class. I tried to cycle to the place one day, but I gave up half way as it's too far to go. Anyway, I noticed there is a bus to reach there! My appologies, no photos of bangalows or expensive villas... just some shots of a musuem, a cable railway station, and a church. Next time, promised...

There are 2 cable railways at Körnerplatz. One cable railway goes here and the other goes to a part of Dresden, where are a lot of Villas too but more from artists.

Dresden: Blue Wonder Bridge

The bridge connects the districts Loschwitz and Blasewitz; and it was considered a technical wonder at those ancient time, too. The name Blue Wonder, I guess, is due to its light blue paint.