Skyline of the old town of Dresden with river Elbe, bridge Augustusbrücke, church Frauenkirche (left center) and cathedral Ss Trinitadis (right)

Ancient building Georgentor which is the old exit of ancient Dresden to the river Elbe

Marion with the sculpture boy on a donkey based on the fairy tale The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass and the Cudgel in the Sack

Church Frauenkirche in Dresden which had been destroyed at the end of the 2nd worldwar

Original piece from the wall of the bombed Frauenkirche

Memorial plate on the destroyed wall - upper part: "... On Thursday, February 15th at around 11 a.m., when I was looking for the cathedral dome in the milky side of the dead city, I was shocked to see nothing, because an hour earlier my wife had been looking for me - witnessing this tragedy when, after an initial soft crackling, the dome slowly collapsed and then the outer walls of the church burst with a tremendous bang and a cloud of dust that was as black as night filled the entire area...", noted Church Inspector Weinert in February 1945  

Left side of the 102 meters long mural Procession of Princes in the street Augustenstrasse which shows the rulers of Saxony between 1127 and 1904

Right side of the mural Procession of Princes which shows later rulers

Opera Semperoper in Dresden

Balcony of Semperoper

Our cozy sleeping box in the interesting hostel FoxBox

Business building Yendize which was constructed in an oriental style like a mosque in the year 1909

River Elbe with cathedral Ss Trinitadis

Bridge between the castle of Dresden and its cathedral Ss Trinitadis

Marion in the gate Georgentor

Cathedral Ss Trinitadis seen from Augustusstrasse

Church Frauenkirche with street Münzgasse in Dresden

Paddle wheel boat few kilometers east of Dresden

Our first ferry to cross river Elbe (in Heidenau)

The captain of the ferry

Marktschiff (market boat) on the fountain in Pirna

Rocks Bastei in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains

Our bicycles and little tent on the camping place of hostel Hinterland in Rathen

Marion with Elbe and rocks of Elbe Sandstone Mountains

Rocks Schrammensteine in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains

Czech buildings on the other side of river Elbe

Marion and Alfred on the border Czech Republic / Germany

Rocks with Via Ferratas in Decin, the first city after the Czech / German border

A lot of interesting Via Ferratas with different grades

Tower of the castle Zámek Decín

Marion in the garden south of the castle of Decin

Bridge Sousoší Sv. Jana Nepomuckého - John of Nepomuk was a catholic saint in Bohemia between 1345 and 1390

Castle Velké Brezno

Hibiscus flowers in the garden of Castle Velké Brezno

Bridge Mariánský Most

Heavy clouds in Terezín (German: Theresienstadt) where the Germans established a ghetto in the second world war

Graves of murdered people in the ghetto of Theresienstadt

Crematory of Theresienstadt where approximately 30,000 victims of the Germans were burnt between 1942 and 1945

Memorial stone for the murdered Jews in Theresienstadt

Typical picnic pavilion along the river Elbe in Czech Republic

House in Melnik where the rivers Elbe and Moldavia meet

Main square of Melnik

In the castle Zámek Melník

View from the castle to the estuary of Moldavia (top right) into Elbe

Moldavia with Castle Zámek Melník

Pavilion Maria Theresa (approximately 12 kilometers southwest of Melnik close to river Moldavia)

Sphinx close to the pavilion Maria Theresia - Ruins in Egypt style

Alfred with the Egypt ruins

Boy in the Egypt ruins

In the Egypt ruins

In the Egypt ruins

Stream in the Egypt ruins

Castle Zámek Veltrusy

Iron bridge over river Moldavia

Caves Kalup (5 kilometers south of the Pavilion Maria Theresa)

Paddle wheel boat close to Prague

Zebra few kilometers north of Prague

Castle Trojský Zámek in northern Prague

In the garden of Castle Trojský Zámek

Elderly mermaid in front of the fountain of the castle Trojský Zámek

Young mermaid with big fish

St. Vitus Cathedral and the Castle of Prague which is one of the largest ancient castle complex of the world

Modern art in Prague

Tancící Dum - Dancing House built in the year 1996

Roof of the Dancing House

River Moldavia, Castle of Prague and St. Vitus Cathedral seen from the roof of the Dancing House

Tower Šítkovská Vodárenská Vež seen from the roof of the Dancing House

Window of the Prague Puppet Museum

In the Church Panna Maria Snežná - Church of Our Lady of the Snows

Modern picture in the Church of Our Lady of the Snows

Koruna Palace on Wenceslas square built in the year 1914

Figures on top of Koruna Palace

Clock and men on the top of the building opposite of Koruna Palace

Woman and man on Wenceslas square which is one of the main square of Prague

Colorful rickshaw in Prague

Top of the Grand Hotel

Národní Muzeum - National Museum

65 meters high Prašná Brána - Powder Tower built in the 15th century

Obecní Dum - Municipal House

Entrance of the Municipal House

Restaurant in the Municipal House

Modern picture in the Municipal House

Lady on a hot bike

Old town square with Gothic church Matka Boží Pred Týnem - Church of Mother of God before Týn

Staromestská Radnice- Old Town Hall

Staromestský Orloj - Prague astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall built in the first decade of the 15th century

Maiselova Synagoga - Maisel Synagogue built between 1590 and 1592

Door protected by angels close to Maisel Synagogue

Nová radnice - New City Hall of Prague

Entrance of a restaurant

Prague see from the way to its castle

Fighting men on the gate of the castle

Huge St. Vitus Cathedral with three towers up to 102,8 meters height

Mosaic of the Last Judgment at the Golden Gate of St. Vitus Cathedral

Decoration of various guild on the Golden Gate - Butchery

Námestí U Svatého Jirí - St. George's Square with red Bazilika Svatého Jirí - St. George's Basilica

Lady dancing in front of St. Vitus Cathedral

Hradcanské Námestí - Hradčany Square with the castle and the three towers of St. Vitus Cathedral

Street light on Hradčany Square

Schwarzenberský palác - Schwarzenberg Palace on Hradčany Square

Malostranská Mostecká Vež - Malá Strana Bridge Tower on the western side of Karluv Most - Charles Bridge

Interesting shop under Charles Bridge

Channel seen from Charles Bridge

St. John of Matha, St. Felix and St. Ivan Memorial on Charles Bridge

Hell in the memorial

Bronze relief on Charles Bridge - touching it gives luck

Cartoons with Saints

Staromestská Mostecká Vež - Old Town Bridge Tower on the eastern side of Charles Bridge

Golden Eagle on Charles Bridge

Sunset on Charles Bridge

Holy women on Charles Bridge

King Charles IV on the eastern end of Charles Bridge

King Charles IV in the Charles Bridge Museum

Bar in the Charles Bridge Museum

Concert in the St. Salvator Church in the Clementinum

The Royal Czech Orchestra with Marie Fajtová singing Ave Maria from Franz Schubert

St. Vitus Cathedral and Castle of Prague at dawn

Busy Staromestská Mostecká Vež - Old Town Bridge Tower

Moldavia with Charles Bridge, St. Vitus Cathedral and Castle of Prague 

Moldavia is busy, too

Main hall of the Jugendstil station building of the Main Railway Station of Prague

Figures in the main hall

Memorial plate for Woodrow Wilson who was President of the United States during first world war

Waiting for the train back to Munich in the Main Railway Station of Prague