Today we were off the motorcycle for the day the first time in 2.5 weeks. Gaila, our friend from Seattle who is helping start a castle motorcycle destination in Mutzchen took us on a tour of Grimma and a magnificant nearby castle at Wermsdorf before showing us the Motostay castle in Mutzchen. The castle is really cool, but there is a lot of work needed to get it ready for guests.
We then decided to drive to Dresden to tour the old city. Most of Dresden was bombed extensively during WWII as it was a major defensive position against the Soviets. One characteristic of the aged sandstone buildings is that they turn black. So one can readily see the newer construction and reconstruction by the building colors. The main Lutheran cathedral was totally flattened, but was recently in the past 20 years completely rebuilt and is quite pretty inside. There's a mixture of the old and new stones in its rebuilding. There were lots of tourists walking around the old city, but it wasn't crowded.
After our return to Grimma, we decided to walk downtown for dinner. We were told that it was just a 15-20 minute walk. No problem. So off we headed. 50 minutes and 2.2 miles later we were in town ready to eat! It was a lovely paved path through the fields, by a former textile factory dating to the turn of the 20th century, and over a very cool pedestrian bridge. Nothing much was open except for the restaurants. We ended up eating in a Döner shop (our second favorite restaurant after McRibs at the golden arches, and it was very good. I paid for the meal with a 100€ note, but only received 30€ in change instead of 80€. I walked out of the restaurant and then realized what had happened. So I went back and the clerk immediately realized what was wrong and the correct change was given. A 100€ note isn't that common, but the 50€ is.
So we then walked back the 2.2 miles to our lodging and spent time with Gaila. Angela showed her tips on playing her ukulele and we chatted about traveling. And all too soon, bedtime called, and another day was done.
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