A Quick Weekend to Germany: Dresden
Almost five years ago when on a train from Berlin to Prague, I passed through the German-Czech Repulbic border through a German city called Dresden. I looked it up online, remembered the cities view all of these years, and put it on my list to eventually go.
I decided to go on an 8 hour train ride from Paris for an evening in Dresden, as I hadn’t been to Germany in over three years this point since I went to Munich before Covid.
View of main area in Dresden, Germany; October 2022
I picked a hotel in the center of all the main activities to do in Dresden, but mostly – I just enjoyed wandering around this cute German city in the pique of autumn.
My hotel was right near this main square in Dresden; the Hilton.
Definetely the smallest German city I’ve been to, and parts of it reminded me of Bern in Swizterland.
I walked by to the bridge, and crossed over the water for more exploring while kicking autumn leaves between my feet.
Views of Dresden near the Bridge and small river in the city.
I was in Dresden on a Saturday night, and even a visit during a shoulder season as I did in October warrants the need to make some reservations. I walked by a cute, vegan restaurant – that was supposed to have vegan schnitzel for me to try, was completely booked without a reservation.
Steffenhagen; exterior of a popular vegan restaurant in Dresden, Germany; October 2022.
It’s okay, I went walking until I found a BioMarkt to buy my favorite German vegan goodies I hadn’t seen in years: like this vegan caramel sauce and chocolate bar.
Dresden in the pique of fall!
I enjoyed seeing German trams, again – so unique to Germany.
Straying away from the toursity parts of Dresden; October 2022.
Lots of beautiful clock towers, in Dresden!
For such a small city: any kind of cuisine you wanted was there. I saw Tapas, Indian food, Asian food… and Dresden has some particularly cute outdoor seating arrangements.
Dresden had some really cute outdoor cafes, and I live in Paris – so that’s saying something!
I walked all the way to this big, local park – covered in burnt orange foliage…
And then walked to a grocery store, grabbed some vegan stuff from the grocery store for a light snacky dinner as the sun started to set – so I could enjoy this view.
After watching Dresden light up at night, walking by a lit up Ferris wheel and artists singing on the bridge – I went back to my nice hotel room to enjoy a bath, my chocolate bar, and a good night sleep before heading home to Paris the next day.
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