DAY 19

Saturday 30 July 2011

Did we mention we're having an incredible time? After breakfast Ursula, Dian and Nicole went to retrieve the laundry in the cellar, and, led by septuagenerian Ursula, did aerobics while they waited for the laundry to finish.

Siegward and Ursula went with us in the light rain to the famous church they call Our Lady. We were lost in a sea of umbrellas waiting to get in -- with only a one hour window that day, it was the strangest stage rush we'd ever seen. To us the church seemed like a strawberry and cream confection, different from many of the darkly ornate churches we had seen thus far.

We went back to the store where we had bought our GPS to get a new camera to replace the one that had recently gone kaput. Ursula took the tram home, and Siegward took us to Staatliche Kuntsamanlungen Dresden Museum where Charles got in free with his press pass! It held the collection of baroque accessories and artifacts from August the Strong, and from the Green Vault. We lingered in every room, there were so many surprising and amazing artworks to see. No paintings! It also had a section from Turkish antiquities, including a tent that we eyed with envy.

We came home for our last dinner, again at Hexenhaus. We shared our favorite memories of the visit with each other and all agreed that the laughter and music we had shared was the best.

Siegward and Ursula's lamps

 

Siegward and Ursula's flowers