Today, we explored a little of Dresden before my cousin and her partner picked us up and we headed to my dad’s home town.

We passed by Moritzburg Castle on the way (pictured above). It was used in the 2019 Charlie’s Angels.

Anyway, we got to Großenhain and headed to the Kupferberg, where we met up with my aunt Ursula. The Kupferberg is a hill outside of town. At the top is an old tower that has been turned into a bed and breakfast and a restaurant. Everytime we’ve gone to Großenhain, we’ve eaten at the restaurant, so why change that now? The food is always good and it didn’t disappoint today. The hill next to it is where my dad and his friends would ski and sled. Nearby is a playground that Katja, my friend Skye and I played on when we visited in 1994. It’s still there and was a lot of fun! Keely got to ride on the same (updated) zip line that I did 30 years ago. This was also the first time I went to the top of the tower.

Then we headed to my dads old house. It is currently for sale. The garden is gone and so is the pergola that used to be there. We couldn’t go inside but the outside of the house was the same besides the yard.

Then we headed to the park where he would play and cross through to get to school. When the lake would freeze over, he would ice skate there. 30 years ago, a cousin dropped a stuffed rabbit in the lake. Katja, Skye, and I rowed out and fished the bunny out of the lake lol!

Then we headed off to his school. His school and another school have now been combined into one larger school. Katja’s partner, Axel, went to the same school after it was combined.

Then we headed back to Dresden and sadly said our good byes. We checked out a few more things and then called it a night. Wade enjoyed the old mailbox that is still used.

The Saxony region of Germany is hands down my favorite. The hidden castles, the history, the older small villages, rolling hills, farmland, and just plain calm of it all is very tranquil.

Tomorrow we head to Prague and then Vienna!