Bautzen 2

You never know what to expect when walking around a restored medieval town. We passed by the Reichenturm, a leaning tower. The trip to the top is closed in the winter.

From Walking through Bautzen

Closed because it is cold. Here the brothers discuss the weather, among other things, as we walked down the square away from the Reichenturm.

From Walking through Bautzen

From Walking through Bautzen

The old store fronts are beautifully restored. Here is a jewelry store dating back to 1892 with a facade to the building dating back to 1732.

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There is just all these wonderful carvings above doors.

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On a walk like this there are always surprises. Here we come across the old city hall, which was not surprising. But off to the left there was this fountain...

From Walking through Bautzen

Wrapped around the base of the fountain are communist era, I assume from the style, images that appear to be tell the story of Bautzen. Perhaps here we see the railroad that was built between Bautzen and Dresden in 1846.

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As we go about our life here in the Free State of Saxony it is easy to forget that the area was communist 20 years ago. I like the occasional reminder. Without the memory of those times how do you make sense of the present. It would be like reading a book with whole chapters missing. But it is rare to find these memories. What do you usually do with painful or difficult memories anyway, but move on.
We continue to walk to the Old Waterworks. Bautzen is high on a bluff, next to the Spree river. Here you can see the walls and steps along the hillside.

From Walking through Bautzen

From Walking through Bautzen