We drove up to Dresden this weekend to enjoy the Christmas Market and the beautiful baroque buildings. Dresden was referred to as the Florence of the Elbe before WWII. The city was firebombed on February 13th, 1945, where somewhere between 25,00-35,000 people died. Over 75% of the city was left in rubble. The old town is now filled with new or restored buildings and the Neutown, on the other side of the river, has some of the oldest buildings. Dresden ended up on...

The Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche) has been and still is the pride of Dresden. It was originally built completely by the citizens with local donations.  It was the tallest Protestant church when it was completed in 1743. The day after the firebombings in WWII, the people came out to the square to witness the church still standing, but smoldering with fire. It burned for two days before it fell in on itself. It was left as a pile of rubble as a reminder o...