Hamburg, Germany is lovely and it has the amazing miniature railroad museum. You can google it to see it move. The videos I took don't work on this blog.

Berlin, Germany once split into two was great. We have been in several places in the old Western Germany, but this gave us a look at the Eastern Influence. There was so much to learn and see. Pretty amazing!

Wittenburg, Germany is the Rome to all Protestants. Luther just wanted to debate with the priests when he gave them the 95 Theses in 1517, but they tattled to the Pope, the Pope over-reacted and voila, Protestants!

Torgau, Germany has great historical value with the Russians meeting with the Americans to defeat Germany.

Meissen, Germany is the home of Meissen pottery, but moreover a fairy-tale city with churches and castles that seem out of children' books.

Dresden, Germany is the city that was completely destroyed by the British and Americans during WW II. Known as the Phoenix City, it was completely restored by the rubble women and the entire inhabitants of Dresden, who were made communists by the Russians.

Bad Schandau, Germany is a Spa area that is truly beautiful, with many small picturesque villages a short ride to The Bastei, carved from the sandstone mountains by water, erosion and wind, over a million years ago. It has been on the tourist list for over 200 years.

Prague... Czech Republic includes several towns but of course Prague as it's jewel. We were so impressed with it the last time we were there, but this time we arrived on the weekend and couldn't even see Prague under the million tourists!

Krakow, Poland is a beautiful city... you just have to visit sometime. The thing that impressed me most was the resilience of the Polish people. Man, every body gave them the short stick yet they seem to be incredibly positive. This is where the Jews were rounded up and taken to death camps. Not only just the Jews went, but any Pole who defended them (and there were many), as well as any Gypsy was rounded up. Besides the tour of Auschwitz and Birkenau (deplorable), Poland has the Wielieczka Salt Mines (beautiful and quite amazing). Schindler's Factory Museum is pretty interesting too.. not your normal museum.

Auschwitz is the tour to the deplorable death camp.

Warsaw, Poland is Poland's answer to Dresden. Of course the Russians didn't really help them to rebuild like in Dresden. They promised the Poles they would help them defeat the Germans, then waited across the river until the Poles were pretty much extinguished. Horrible! Look up the Polish Resistances. See the movie again titled--”The Pianist”