Erzgebirge, Saxony
Well folks, sorry to have held out on you so long- I have been meaning to write about our weekend all week but have only just got around to it….
Anyway, last weekend the Professor of the department Marty is working in invited us to join him for the weekend at his country house in Crandorf. Frohmut and his wife Gudrun were incredibly hospitable to us and we had a fabulous weekend.
We started the weekend by travelling to F+G’s home in Crandorf- one of the country villages in the Erzgebirge region of Saxony. It’s a gorgeous little village and F+G’s house looks out over the countryside. We then went to Fichtelberg- the highest ‘mountain’ in Saxony. At around 1200 metres, it’s really just a big hill but does have outstanding views in all directions.
We also visited Schwartzenberg and Marty was very excited to see a castle. We then returned to F+G’s house and met their daughter Anya and her partner Uwe who had come down from Berlin for the weekend. In a little taste of home, we had a bbq for dinner with plenty of beer for Marty. It was wonderful to sleep in the country for a night- our building in Dresden in on the corner of a major intersection and right in the middle of studentville… between the sirens and the drunks, it can be a little noisy!!!
On Sunday, F+G took us to a wonderful little village called Seiffen, which is famous for its woodcraft- particularly Christmas woodcraft. The entire village seems devoted to these products and we succumbed and bought a little Christmas windmill. The village was lovely but I’d have to say that I felt like I visited at entirely the wrong time of year. I could just imagine it all lit up at Christmas and I’m sure it would be glorious.
The final stop was Freiberg. If you have ever played Thurn and Taxis with us, you might recognise this building… (right)
So, all and all, we were very spoilt this weekend. F+G were exceedingly kind hosts and we really appreciated getting to see a little of the Saxon countryside. Thanks guys!!!
Anyway, last weekend the Professor of the department Marty is working in invited us to join him for the weekend at his country house in Crandorf. Frohmut and his wife Gudrun were incredibly hospitable to us and we had a fabulous weekend.
We started the weekend by travelling to F+G’s home in Crandorf- one of the country villages in the Erzgebirge region of Saxony. It’s a gorgeous little village and F+G’s house looks out over the countryside. We then went to Fichtelberg- the highest ‘mountain’ in Saxony. At around 1200 metres, it’s really just a big hill but does have outstanding views in all directions.
We also visited Schwartzenberg and Marty was very excited to see a castle. We then returned to F+G’s house and met their daughter Anya and her partner Uwe who had come down from Berlin for the weekend. In a little taste of home, we had a bbq for dinner with plenty of beer for Marty. It was wonderful to sleep in the country for a night- our building in Dresden in on the corner of a major intersection and right in the middle of studentville… between the sirens and the drunks, it can be a little noisy!!!
On Sunday, F+G took us to a wonderful little village called Seiffen, which is famous for its woodcraft- particularly Christmas woodcraft. The entire village seems devoted to these products and we succumbed and bought a little Christmas windmill. The village was lovely but I’d have to say that I felt like I visited at entirely the wrong time of year. I could just imagine it all lit up at Christmas and I’m sure it would be glorious.
The final stop was Freiberg. If you have ever played Thurn and Taxis with us, you might recognise this building… (right)So, all and all, we were very spoilt this weekend. F+G were exceedingly kind hosts and we really appreciated getting to see a little of the Saxon countryside. Thanks guys!!!
1 comment:
Go the castles Marty. Is it a proper castle like Edinburgh? That's my gold standard. Although some non-defensive castles are also cool. I don't have a gold standard for them yet. I guess Versailles comes close. Is that a palace or a castle? Is that a Topic for a poll?
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