Land Sachsen Local Customs

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      Rows of tents with goods
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  • Meat vendor with good pieces
      Meat vendor with good pieces
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  • Fish vendor adn smoked herring
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OSTMOBIL - Trabbis and more, galore...

by globetrott

"Ostmobil" is an excellent collection of old Trabbis and more in Dresden.This collection is shown in the 1st floor (USA:2nd floor) of a shoppinghall, called Neustädter Markthalle, that looks nice already by itself with a great architecture.BUT my best memory was the great collection of Trabbants - a part of them is shown on my picture-combination :Lets start on top : "Villa Sachsenruh" on the left is a Trabbi with a tent on the top and it shows the Trabbant from the movie "Go Trabbi go!" - a movie , made shortly after Germany was re-united and it shows such a Trabbi going to Rome.On the right : Trabbi and Camper LC9, beeing just 220 kg in order to be able to be torn by a Trabby.On the righ below : The tarbbi of NVA, the army of the DDR And finally on the left :Trabbi P60 Pick Up. It was planned that way in 1960 by Dr.W.Lang, the constructor of all Trabbis, but was never built.In 1999...

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Verkehrsmuseum in Dresden

by globetrott

The Verkehrsmuseum in Dresden is just a few steps from the famous Frauenkirche and inside you may see a big collection of old trains, trams, airplanes, motorbikes, cycles and cars, mainly produced in the former DDR or at least in Germany.Next to the entrance you may see about 20 cars and a few motorcycles, and finally , hidden a bit in other rooms on the ground floor you will get to see a lot of ancient trains and trams.Normally I prefer the vintage-cars, but these trains are really interesting and quite unique, as I never saw any of them in a museum so far.On 1st floor (USA:2nd floor) you may see a good collection of bikes and motorscooters, small-scale-modelcars and -trains and finally in the 2nd floor of the museum you may see a big area with a fully functional model-railway .Several times a day the trains will run for the audience and his is always great fun for visitors of all...

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Tag der Sachsen

by Leipzig

"Tag der Sachsen" (Day of the Saxons) is the biggest annual festival in Saxony. It takes place once a year in a middle-size town and attracts about 400,000 visitors from Saxony but also from adjacent states. Here you find live music on over 20 stages, local and regional specialities, beer en masse, games and of course a lot of fun.Highlight is the pompous procession on Sunday.In 2004 "Tag der Sachsen" took place in Döbeln.Tag der Sachen in the past years:1992 Freiberg 1993 Görlitz 1994 Annaberg- Buchholz 1995 Rochlitz 1996 Torgau1997 Plauen 1998 Hoyerswerda 1999 Riesa 2000 Zwickau 2001 Zittau 2002 Döbeln (cancelled due to flodding)2003 Sebnitz2004 Döbeln2005 Weißwasser2006 Marienberg...In 2007 the "Tag der Sachsen" is celebrated in "Reichenbach".

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Post-Distanzsäulen / post-columns

by globetrott

In Saxony you may still see this kind of Post-Distanzsäulen / post-columns in many places.August der Starke started to build these columns in 1722 at all places, where the post / mail-riders would get to.It shows the colorful coat of arms of Saxony and Poland on top and indicates the distances to the other big cities like Dresden, Meissen etc.The post-columns on my picture are placed directely at the bridge-entrance to the castle of Moritzburg.Another such column you may see on my page about Pirna.

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gluwein at Noosen Ruins

by richiecdisc

D's sister and her boyfriend took us to Noosen as a surprise trip during our Christmas holidays there. As it turned out the complex was closed but we sneaked in and had it all to ourselves. This made heating up some gluwein much easier. It was a bitter cold day and the warm wine certainly made our contemplation a bit easier. ;)

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Gläserne Manufaktur of VW in Dresden

by globetrott

The so-called "Gläserne Manufaktur" of Volkswagen is a completely new concept of building new cars in the centre of Dresden, and everybody may watch the production from outside through giant windows.When you click on my picture you may see the bands of cars rolling through the fabrication halls on each fllor.You may click on the link below and get some more informations about it and also about the possibilties to see the car-production from inside of the manufactur."Die Gläserne Manufaktur" is at the edge of "Grosse Garten", where Petersburger Strasse meets Stubbelstrasse at Strassburger Platz.

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Der Grüne Pfeil - the best heritage of DDR

by globetrott

You may often hear people say " Not everything was bad in the old DDR..." and I totally agree, especially when it comes to this special sign - Grüner Pfeil / (the green arrow)At Street-crossings where you see such a green arrow next to the traficlight, you may go on , when you intend to turn right, even when the traficlight shows red !!Of course you have to carefully look not to get into conflict with any other car, but in most of the cases you may go, AND the other cars, especially those behind of you, who want to go to the right as well, expect you to go as quick as possible !!For a tourist it might need some time, to get accustomed to this clever idea, and after a big discussion the rest of germany tried to get a similar regulation, but so far I never saw this type of green arrow OUTside of the old DDR-area.

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a lovely Standesamt in Dresden

by globetrott

Dresden is a great place to marry and it might have the most romantic Standesamt / wedding license bureau of all of Saxony.Just click on my picture and have a closer look for that great architecture and romantic fresco at the entrance-hall.Just a pity, this place is open during the week, BUT NEVER on a saturday and sunday !!I found it myself accidentially, when I left the hop-on-hop-off citytourbus in Goetheallee in order to take a few photos of the Elbe and castle Albrechtsberg.This nice building may be found at the crossing of Goethestrasse and Vogesenweg.The officehours are - just in case :Monday : 08.00a.m. - 12.00 noonTuesday : 08.00 a.m. - 12.00 noon + 02.00p.m. - 06.00p.m.Thursday : 02.00p.m. - 06.00p.m.With these officehours, it is certainly a hard job there ;-))

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Ancient armouries in Zwinger

by globetrott

In Zwinger in Dresden you may see a great museum with ancient iron armouries like they had been customary hundreds of years ago.There are plenty of iron armours, that were mostly not used for fighting in times of war, but rather for show-tournaments and competitions.My favorite was the one on my picture, showing also the armour of a horse.You maya get very close to them and see all of the fine works of the silver-smith.This museum in Zwinger is seperate of the art-gallery BUT you may get a reduced combination-ticket and may save a few €uros that way.I was in the art-gallery while the armoury-museum was closed already and as I was able to show my ticket of the other day I even got that reduction, when seeing the other part the next day.The Rüstkammer in Zwinger is open :daily except Monday : 10.00a.m. - 06.00p.m.For photography you have to pay seperate !!

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Still dreaming of the good old times

by globetrott

Some people in Saxony and the rest of the former DDR are still dreaming of the good old times of the Communist DDR and so I saw this nice man one day in the pedestrian zone in Dresden and had a talk with him.He knew a lot about history, including Austria and was quite charming, and not really wrong in every aspect......Still I think it is great the old times are over, and even when not yet everything is totally perfect, it certainly is better for most of the population today anyway.And these people should also start to think about their own comrades of the former communiste party of DDR - most of them are rich and wealthy today and perfect Capitalists, simply because they found their own tricks to survive in the "bad capitalist system"

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Q:  hi all, I'm planning on visiting Dresden next month. I'm wondering if anyone can advise a small family hotel or B&B or possibly... 

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A: I wasn't in Dresden for ages - so no useful advice regarding accommodation. But: we were very much impressed by city of Meißen, very close to Dresden. And it was at... 

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