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dresden pt. 2

additionally to my destroyed knee i've now got the flu ;O; i hate it when you can't breathe properly and feel all aguish. i'm lying in bed, drinking tea and sucking cough drops. still, there are waiting a lot of dresden pictures for you anway.


the 'katholische hofkirche' ( the catholic church of the royal court of saxony ).


dresden castle ( to be exact: georgentor )


these guys lead you into the castle complex. very sinister.


the small castle court. entry to the museum 'grünes gewölbe'. i've never seen such ostentatious treasures before. you cannot photograph any of the rooms nor exibits so that means they're really, really important and expensive. here are a few pictures shown by the faz, though.


the glass roof that spans over the small court.


the taschenbergpalais is now a very luxurious hotel of the kempinski chains.


view onto the zwinger and the sempergalerie.


the castle again.


and now: the semperoper.


the back of the catholic court church.


view onto the 'italian village', a restaurant near the semperoper. and the statue depicts king johann.


and the semperoper again, with a nice lamp post reflection.

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