Weimar 3

     Having returned from Dresden, not too much has been happening here.  We did have the first installation of  "Weimar Kunst"  for the summer.  It was a display at various buildings throughout the city called "If Walls Could Talk".  I saw 2 of them.  One on the National Theatre in Theatre Platz and one on the building at Göthe Platz.  What they did was project onto the facade of the building and make it look completely different and the projections changed from one to the other and gave a sense of motion.  Music played.  Each lasted about 15 minutes and I thought was very clever.
    I have also spent some time the last few days booking hotel rooms for September.  A friend is arriving 29 August and we will be meeting in Frankfurt.  Then 2 nights in Straßburg, 2 nights in Trier and 2 nights in Köln.  Then I go to 3 nights in Bonn and 3 nights in Aachen before I go to Brussels to meet my brother and his wife.  The hotels with my brother in Brussels, London and Amsterdam were booked before I left.  The rest I had to do.  I have one stop left to do.  I am just waiting for the price to, hopefully, come down at the hotel where I want to stay.

Dresden 3

     I did get to the Alte Meister Gemälde Galerie on Friday.  It was in one way a disappointment.  I mean, seeing the paintings is always a treat not to be missed.  But, due to the renovations that had it closed completely, only 55 works were on display in 3 rooms.  It was very crowded.  It will be this way until December.  I also got to the sculpture collection and new masters collection at the Albertinium.

Antious-Albertinium

 Very much worth a visit.
     I ate at la Osteria again.  It is in Kreuzstraße and once again I could not have been more satisfied.  I had tortelini with Bolognese sauce that was delicious!  I also walked over the bridge and up to Albert Platz.  The Augustus Bridge is being renovated and it makes that whole area look awful.  The beautiful view of the Altstadt from the other side of the river is ruined.  But...   Anyway I ate right on the Platz at the Augustinier Beer restaurant.  I don't remember the actual name.  It was for lunch and I had a schnitzl and pommes but I did get to have 2 delicious dark beers!

  My return trip was uneventful.  Dresden is great.  I would go again and I would recommend it to anyone.  Stay at the Dresden Hilton - it rules.

Dresden Semper
 Opera