Eastward to Saxony!

On May Day, Louis and I left Berlin and move eastward to Saxony.

Our first destination: Freiberg

The trip took about two hours to get to Dresden, where we transferred unto a regional train for the half hour trip to Freiberg.

While we did not spend much time in Freiberg, it was quite a memorable visit. It also demonstrated the apparent complexity of German names, as Louis could seemingly not identify one German from another (although it does get somewhat confusing as you will see). 

Isabel met us at the train station before we headed downtown to her apartment. After meeting Annegret at the apartment, we toured the town and took in the sights. Like Berlin, the weather was beautiful and warm, a nice departure from the weather back in Canada.

Some city highlights include the old town, the visit of the mineral museum (which we had to drag Louis out of to continue our visit) and afternoon cake with sambuca coffees. 

Freiberg reminds me of Trento in many ways, as both are beautiful and quaint towns that are outside the main tourist circuit, although Freiberg is smaller than Trento. The Saxon town also has a relatively small core, with locals meeting in the main square, much as was the case in Trento. 

After our cakes, we went to a BBQ on the university campus where Tina Lebelt (last names are important when it comes to Tina's as you will see) joined us from Dresden. The rest of evening becomes a bit more of a blur, as bottles of wine started disappearing to the point where we had to organize an expedition to the only convenience store open (as May Day is a national holiday in Germany).

Having successfully completed our mission, we headed back to Isabel’s for a nightcap.  

Louis in downtown Freiberg

Isabel 

Annegret

Just like the old days

Schloss Freudentein (happy stone palace)

Isabel, longing for the exit and liberty

One of the wonders of the mineral museum

Finally! The exit of the mineral museum

Inside the cathedrale

Cake and sambuca coffees!

Town hall and Isabel

After the BBQ, Tina, Isa, Louis and Annegret

View from Isa's appartment

Here is a compilation of Louis' unique video take on our visit to Freiberg, enjoy the train ride, colza fields, downtown tour and Louis's constant struggle with Isabel's name, always referring to her as Ina. 

After having some difficulties waking up the next morning, Isabel treated us to a real feast for breakfast. Soon after, Isabel and Annegret left for university while Louis and I made our way towards Dresden, our next destination.