Dresden, the city
April 22nd, 2008 by Erin
I did some sightseeing while I was in Dresden. Too bad it was raining the entire time that I was there. I have seen the sun twice since I got to Germany and I’m going a little crazy. I left Montreal hoping to get spring sooner. So much for that.
Some facts about the city. Dresden is the European birthplace of porcelain. (Actually Meissen is the official birthplace but over the years the two became interchangeable seeing as the cities were so close to one another).
Dresden is also home to one of the most famous milk shops in the world, the Molkerei Pfund.
The shop opened in 1880 and the entire inside was lined with thousands of tiles hand painted by Villeroy and Boch.
The creamery was listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the “prettiest milk store in the world.” I took these photos before I was told that you weren’t allowed to take pictures in the shop.
It’s really quite spectacular. Not to mention the cheese is unbelievable.
Dresden is a beautiful city with a gorgeous historic district and Baroque quarter. For more pictures of the city check out the Dresden Flickr photo gallery.