Another short entry today. It’s raining and cold outside so we stayed local and visited the Residenzschloss, the Royal Palace, which has been converted into a huge museum. The place was basically full of treasure, weapons and clothing. Ornate clocks, gorgeous jewellery, intricate cabinets, Ottoman tents and weapons, a history of Saxon armour and tools of war – all on display across three floors of a single wing of the old palace. Thankfully all of these treasures were hidden in caves before the bombing of 1945 that decimated most of the old buildings in the area. Since the Russians took control of the area after the war, they took most of these treasures home for themselves, but returned them some time later to try to build a stronger relationship with the citizens of East Germany.

Tonight we are off for a NIGHT AT THE OPERA. La di da.