Saxony Germany Trip April / May 2010

Fam Trip April/May 2010 /Robin Wilfong / Vacations By Robin
Sunday, 25th April 2010 -- Arrival day

8:05 AM Arrival at Berlin Tegel Airport
9:15 AM Transfer to Dresden
12:00 AM Arrival and Check-in at Radisson blu upon availability
5:00 PM Scenic view of Dresden from the city hall tower
5:45 PM Transfer to Dresden Reick
6:00 PM Visit the Panometer panorama of Baroque Dresden
7:00 PM Transfer to the hotel
7:30 PM Welcome Dinner at Radisson SAS Dresden


Monday, 26th April 2010 -- Dresden

9:30 AM Guided walk of Dresden's historic city center and Baroque "New Town"
12:30 PM Transfer to Pillnitz with short stop at Pfund´s Dairy
1:15 PM Lunch at Pillnitz Castle Hotel
2:30 PM Guided walk of Pillnitz castle and park
3:45 PM Steamboat ride to Dresden's city center
4:45 PM Walk to Royal Castle
5:00 PM Guided tour of "Green Vault" & "Turkish Chamber" in Dresden's Royal Palace
6:00 PM Walk to the banks of Elbe
6:15 PM Dinner at "Radeberger Spezialausschank" brewery restaurant
7:30 PM Walk back to the hotel

Tuesday, 27th April 2010 -- Saxon Elblands

9:30 AM Transfer to Moritzburg
10:00 AM Guided Tour of Moritzburg Castle
11:30 AM Transfer to Moritzburg Station
12:03 PM Narrow-gauge steam train ride to Radebeul
12:30 PM Arrival at Radebeul and transfer to Meissen
1:15 PM Lunch at Vincenz Richter's romantic restaurant
2:30 PM Transfer to Meissen State Porcelain Manufactory
2:45 PM Guided Tour of the Workshops, the museum and the 300th anniversary exhibition
5:45 PM Transfer to the Saxon State Winery at Wackerbarth Castle
6:15 PM Sparkling wine tour
7:15 PM Dinner and wine tasting at the winery's restaurant
8:30 PM Transfer to Dresden
9:00 PM Arrival at the hotel

Wednesday, 28th April 2010 -- Saxon Switzerland

9:00 AM Transfer to Königstein
10:00 AM Guided walk of Königstein Fortress
11:30 AM Transfer to Rathen
12:30 PM Scenic views from the Bastei rock formation
1:00 PM Lunch at the Panorama restaurant
2:15 PM Transfer to Dresden
3:00 PM Free time for hotel inspections, sightseeing and shopping


Thursday, 29th April 2010 -- Leipzig

9:00 AM Transfer to Leipzig
11:00 AM Welcome by Mr. Michael Steuer of the Leipzig Tourist Board
Guided tour of the exhibition "Retrospective - 50th birthday of Neo Rauch"
12:30 PM Lunch at Panorama Restaurant
optional: visit of the viewing platform
2:00 PM Guided city walk on the theme "Leipzig - city of Music" referring to Augustusplatz, Schumann-House, Museum of Musical Instruments, Mendelssohn-House
Visit of St. Nicholas' Church and St. Thomas' Church
4:00 PM Reception and guided tour of the just opened new Bach-Museum
5:00 PM Spare time
6:30 PM Dinner at the famous and historic restaurant "Auerbachs Keller"
8:00 PM Transfer to Dresden
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Friday, 30th April 2010 -- Görlitz and Bautzen

9:30 AM Transfer to Görlitz
11:15 AM Guided walk of the historic town center
1:00 PM Lunch at the "Lucie Schulte" restaurant
2:15 PM Guided walk of the historic town center (part 2) and visit of the Silesian Museum
3:30 PM Transfer to Bautzen
4:30 PM Guided walk of historic "Upper Town"
6:30 PM Dinner at the "Bjesada" Sorbian restaurant
8:15 PM Transfer to Dresden


Saturday, 1st May 2010 -- Freiberg and Ore Mountains

9:00 AM Transfer to Freiberg
10:00 AM Guided Tour of Freiberg Cathedral
10:30 AM Guided Walk of the historic town
11:30 AM Terra Mineralia
12:15 PM Transfer to Colmnitz
1:00 PM Lunch and sightseeing at the Stracoland Christmas world
2:45 PM Transfer to Dresden
3:30 PM Arrival at the hotel and freetime
6:30 PM Goodbye dinner at Alte Meister Restaurant

Sunday, 2nd May 2010 -- Departure day

5:00 AM Transfer to Berlin Airport
7:30 AM Check-in for the return flight
9:35 AM Departure for the United States
12:45 PM Arrive at New York airport same day