Before Diti and Robert’s Indian wedding, we had an afternoon to explore the beautiful center of Dresden between the Frauenkirche, Semperoper, and Zwinger — an outing, wild and cultural, a contrast between celebration and discovery. This post hides two special things: one is the upcoming vacation, the other the little black thing in my hand — finally a Leica again, digital but without a display, wonderfully analog-feeling since you only see what you shot once you get home, rugged and nostalgic.
Drawn postcards of Dresden against a rough sandstone wall.
Riders in gold and black – a detail of the tile mural on Augustusstraße.
A stone cherub in relief, in black and white.
“Shop” and an arrow beside a round window.
“Photos hier nach 3 Min.” – a photo booth in the dark.
A man reading on a bench beneath the castle arcades.
“Unvergleichlich Havana” on blue metal.
“Begging, trading and advertising not permitted” – a sign on the sandstone.
A stone rosette in the ceiling, in black and white.
A coffered vault in the dark.
Pushing a bike through light and shadow.
Camera in hand in the Zwinger, the fountain behind.
A green pedestrian light figure beneath the glass roof.
“Palucca – Ich will nicht hübsch und lieblich tanzen”.
The dome of the Frauenkirche against a blue sky.
An old dark stone in front of the pale facade of the Frauenkirche.
The dome seen through an opening, in black and white.
Postcards in the rack.
Reflections in a shop window in front of the Frauenkirche.
The Frauenkirche and its dome from below.
Old steam engines and spectators on the Elbe embankment.
The dome of the art academy with its golden figure.
A runner blurring past the pale wall.
A chain swing ride against a blue sky.
A paddle steamer on the Elbe from above.
Dresden’s old town at sunset above the Elbe.
A Ferris wheel behind trees.
The skyline of the old town with bridge and riverbank, in black and white.
The Ferris wheel from below.
Street musicians on the bridge, listeners in the foreground.
A Baroque facade with figures, in black and white.
“Frische Enten” in the window, a woman with a walking frame in front.
