Welcome to Dresden, Germany

After being in Dresden I definitely saw the draw of the city to tourists. It is a beautiful city with a lot of history. Dresden is the capital of the Saxony state of Germany, hosting residence to approximately 550 000 people. Near the end of WWII Dresden was bombed by the Royal Air Force and The United States Army Air Forces, one of the most controversial bombings during WWII. The beautiful city was completely flattened and later rebuilt and repaired based on pictures and drawings of the original city. There are said to be two theories as to why Dresden was so heavily bombed. One was because it was considered one of the most beautiful European cities, but after Hitler came to power and WWII broke out, the rest of the world did not want Germany to have that recognition. Another theory is that it was bombed because it contained much industrial and military infrastructure and the world wanted Germany to fall behind and suffer because of Hitler's reign during the atrocities of WWII. Whatever the reason, Dresden is a wonderful city with historical sites such as Zwinger Palace and the Semper Opera house which are a must see!

Zwinger Palace

Though I only had one day in Dresden, it was still so amazing, but there is so much to do! After visiting the sites on the old side of the city, Nonika and I headed across the bridge over the Elbe River to the new side of the city. We found a cute little chocolate shop with a lady who owns it and makes all her own chocolate, now I see why Germany is famous for chocolate! German food in general is amazing. We also had some amazing bratwurst and braktkartoffein (fried potatoes with vegetables). Later on before we left we had to sample a durom, so good! 

Bratwurst and braktkartoffein

Durom - yummm!

Owner of the chocolate shop!

While Nonika and I were wandering around Dresden we ran into the one and only Kyla who had been there visiting a friend for a couple of days! We were so excited. So we hung out with Kyla and her friend Kenna for the rest of the afternoon. We went to this little back street that had a building for every earth element, and a lot of little shops. It was very cool! 

We love Kyla :)

Earth element water!

Dresden is full of so many little shops, bakeries, beautiful buildings, amazing views, and very friendly people! It was so amazing to be able to visit this historic city and take in some of the culture there. It was so much fun, we loved it! Definitely go to Dresden if you ever have the chance!

Love this girl so much, best travel buddy ever!