Germany - Day Six

It was a very hot night and we didn't sleep as well as I would've hoped, but we had a lot to do and we were eager to get everything cleaned up before James and Tabea woke up. So we cleaned up & packed up & breakfasted (quickly) on bread and cheese and butter and Nutella, then dragged the luggage downstairs and dashed down the street to the tram to take us to Augustusplatz where we would catch the train to Dresden.

We found Sten and Ina in short order, then took a bit of a walk to the Castle in the middle of town (can't remember the name of it) and wandered around like tourists with our eyes bugging out and our coats wrapped securely around us to protect from the rather cool weather.

Then we took the tram to the Mall where we were (finally!) able to pick up a bite to eat for lunch.

Then we wandered around aimlessly (one of my favorite activities!) until it was time to take another tram over to Marie and Simon's apartment for tea. By 'tea' of course I mean tea-coffee-cake-and-more-cake (one of which was made by Charlotte!) while watching 'Uncle James' play with baby Karl.

Afterward, we took a long walk back to our little home-away-from-home; James and Cheryl and I took the opportunity to relax while the rest of our hearty crew went out shopping for food for dinner, which they brought back to the apartment so we could feast!
 

Cheryl and I stayed at the apartment while Sten and Ina and James and Tabea went to the Opera to watch Sleeping Beauty.  They had a good time and told us all about it when they got home.