Just had the best steak and feel like a million dollars

Even though we are in Dresden, we just went to a beautiful riverside beer garden and had an amazing Argentinian steak, fries and great salad. We feel great. Every Aussie needs a meal like that every couple of weeks when travelling. Makes the world feel right.

After a couple of delightful days on the Romantic Road, we have revised our opinion of Germany somewhat. We had a very relaxing meander through Nordlingen, Dinkelsbuhl and Rothenberg en Tauber. We stayed at Rothenberg for a couple of nights and went in early in the morning before the tourist buses hit. Wandered around this beautiful mediaeval town for about five hours looking at the half timbered buildings, sitting in the churches, visiting museums, sitting on the square drinking beer, walking the walls, listening to the guy playing flute in the gardens. It was all very civilised. We went home then for a nanna nap and then went back in in the evening for another beer on the square to find that half the town were in there in costume as a rehearsal for their mediaeval festival on this weekend. What a treat to see everyone from the very young to the very old participating and wandering around the square. We were happy to sit for a couple of hours and watch.

From Rothenberg we revisited Nurenberg to see the Zeppelinfeld where Hitler held a lot of his rallies. This was closed when we were there before as there was a Rock Festival on last weekend. John and I had been to this place in 1982 so were interested to see what they had done to it. Last time they wouldn't even acknowledge it existed. This time it was very much on the itineraries but not much work had been done on it over all these years. We then drove back into the Czech Republic and stayed overnight at a little place called Loket. A delightful village not unlike Cesky Krumlov or Ein sur Sure.

Today we have had a big driving day from Loket to Colditz where the Allied officers were kept as pows and after a look around the Schloss and the Museum we drove to Dresden. We have just got back from a walk around the city and what an incredible place. After being flattened by what it considered uncalled for bombing during the war it has rebuilt its buildings and its infrastructure with lots of open space, wide roads and great use of green spaces. The old buildings that have been rebuilt are fascinating. We will spend more time here tomorrow.

We are both well. Enjoying ourselves immensely.