and looking for an English-speaking local to direct me to the next stop. After a bit of looking around I met Andrea, a friendly middle-aged woman who sent me to Alaun Park, a couple of streets away. She said it’s a ‘little oasis of peace’ in the heart of the city. ...
Dresden is a city that’s packed with cultural gems, a poster child for the Baroque. The city was largely destroyed in the Second World War, after the terrible fire storm inflicted by the English and American bombers. It has now been rebuilt into a lively and exuberant city, so you won...
Slaughterhouse 5 served as a POW camp for German prisoners of war. Most notably Kurt Vonnegut was imprisoned there. He was witness to the firebombing of Dresden by the allied troops, and this experience served as ispiration for his novel named after the prison itself. Research Use-it map:ht...
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She also provided interesting personal insights into Dresden during the Cold War period which gave a unique perspective on what life in Dresden was like post WW2. She came well prepared with supplementary photos to show before, during, and after reconstruction. Overall a fantast...
plenty of seats outside and then quite a narrow entrance into the bar and restaurant. Don't be decieved: this then opens out into a large room containing an original Dresden tram. A screen also shows how the building was rebuilt after the bombing and how they managed to get ...