We said good-bye to the Chezk Republic today and headed west and north to Berlin.
Mid morning: Stop at the Teresienstaldt Memorial, where our students had the opportunity to pay their respects to the thousands who lost their lives in this region during the Holocaust.
Mid day: Our primary touring stop today was Dresden. Oh my, what a beautiful city! I have studied the history of Dresden (specifically related to a composition by Daniel Bukivich: Symphony No. 1 - In Memoriam Dresden, which depicts the Allied bombing at the end of WWII and the firestorm that destroyed/leveled the city). To see the reconstruction that has taken place in the past decade (since the reunification of Germany) was absolutely astounding.
Evening: Arrival and check-in at Hotel Kolumbus in Berlin. Great dinner. Looking forward to a final two days of sightseeing in Berlin - and our final concert in Wittenburg tomorrow evening.
