Trip to Dresden- Day Two

Our second day in Dresden started with a nice breakfast at a café near our hostel. I got a delicious waffle with strawberry sauce with some orange juice. We walked from Neustadt to Aldstadt to go to a flea market by the Elbe River. It was practically a huge yard sale—different stands with everything under the sun. I wanted to buy some earrings but the lady refused to reduce the price and I wasn’t going to splurge on earrings that cost more than the round trip bus ride!
After the flea market we headed to Dresden’s “Hygiene Museum.” This museum has been open since the early 1900s. I was expecting a museum about washing your hands and bacteria but it actually a science museum focused the human body and all the different mechanisms and functions. After an hour or so there we were all hungry for lunch so we went to the local mall and ate A LOT of food in the food court. Eating here in Germany has become an activity in its self—my friends and I all love to eat and by eat I mean eat a lot. Each meal must be paired with dessert….
After lunch our sole male companion Sam led us to the location of “Slaughterhouse 5” from Kurt Vonnegut’s novel. It was just east of Altstadt by bus. The structure of the slaughterhouse (former animal slaughterhouse where prisoners of war were held) was still standing but in ruins. Being there took me back to junior year English class…. So it goes
Afterwards we went to the “Mountain of Fragments.” This is a mountain that has grown over a heap of rubble collected after Dresden was bombed We climbed to the top which provided a great view of the city.
After a short nap in the hostel, we head out to a great meal at “Bei Muttern.” It was a small restaurant serving traditional German meal. There was one woman in the restaurant who took our order then immediately went into the kitchen to cook. We heard and smelled our food cooking and it was SO DELICIOUS. Probably one of my best meals yet  As I said, we love to eat so we continued our meal at a chocolate bar! Had an amazing hot chocolate with caramel.
We left Sunday morning to go back to Berlin and as we were waiting for the bus, it started to snow!! It felt great to get back home, my new home, Berlin!