Dresden & Leipzig

by Chip McKenney
 
During the time that Connor, Erika, Mrs. Hack and I spent in Altenburg away from the group, we visited both Leipzig and Dresden. While we were in Dresden we visited the Volkswagen factory and were able to see cars being produced.

In the bottom floor we got inside of the display models and took some funny pictures. Another place that we visited in Dresden was the Rüstkammer museum of art and armory.

When we were in Leipzig we went shopping and visited the university, which shocked Joey and I when we learned that it was tuition free.

We also had some awesome chocolate pear cake with coffee. The next day, I visited an airplane museum with my host family, the Hoppman’s. 

Later that day we went to my host brother’s grandparent’s house by car and swam at a lake near their house. The water was freezing so swimming turned into a game of soccer pretty fast. We had a huge dinner with all kinds of wurst and steak, and then five kinds of cakes and pies for dessert. The train ride from Altenburg to Frankfurt was pretty uneventful. Connor, Erika, and I played cards, hangman, and ‘if you know what I mean’ to pass time until we reunited with the rest of the group in the Frankfurt trainstation.