We definitely made the most of our last day in Germany! This morning, we took a regional train to the extreme Eastern German town (Gorlitz) that borders Poland. We walked around Gorlitz and saw the Peterkirche and Frauenkirche before heading into Poland via the historic walking bridge. It was depressing that no one was there to stamp our passports or anything, but we were definitely in Poland...and let me tell you: it was bland. Unfortunately, I think we just encountered a not-so-bustling bordertown at noon. I'm sure all of Poland isn't this way. We walked probably a good half mile and only encountered two (presumably) Polish living beings. Some of the others walked back to Gorlitz for lunch, but Kathleen and I decided to eat a meal in Poland, and I'm glad we did! We both had a sesame seed encrusted chicken breast covered in a gouda-ish cheese sauce. It was served with fried potatoes, carrot slivers, and a slice of watermelon. When we got the bill, and saw it was 70 zloty (Polish currency), we had absolutely no idea how much that would be in euros, but luckily it was only 20 euros total (and that included an appetizer)! Afterwards, we ventured back into Gorlitz and just barely made it back to the Hauptbahnhof in time for our train due to an unfortunate time mix-up by yours truly. We made it with six minutes to spare, though, so I guess that's just another blessing.
Once back in Dresden, most of us had seperate agendas: packing, buying last minute necessities, visiting stores for a last time, etc. I decided to go to the MusikSchubert (Schubert Music Store...it's just a name, not everything there was written by Franz or anything) and poke around one last time. After I told the MusikSchubert auf wiedersehn, I headed to Pragerstrase to (surprise) TJ Maxx to get an extra small rolling suitcase. I had to pay a good bit extra on the way to Germany because my bag was 10 lbs overweight (the limit is 50 lbs), but this time, I'll only pay $25 to check an extra bag (Haha, TSA. Take that!). Shortly after that, I arrived back at the dorm and we headed to our farewell dinner. We were all served schnitzel, pommes (fries), and a salad. It was a perfect German last supper. The group parted ways, but most of us went to Albertplatz/Neustadt Market to get one last kugel (scoop of ice cream) before we left! It was kind of sad walking through Theatreplatz and Old town knowing I wouldn't be seeing them tomorow, and to know that the automated streetcar lady's voice would no longer make us laugh, but I know everyone's had a great time and this blog will help me remember more of my trip! It's about 1 a.m. Dresden time, and I'm going to take a nap until four or so. It's a strategy. I'm hoping to make myself super sleepy for the long plane ride, and if by noon I've still only had three hours of sleep, I'm bound to tucker out on the plane and fall asleep. Pray for us to have a safe flight! We leave (from Frankfurt) at about 6 a.m. central time/noon Frankfurt time, and should land in ATL at 4:30 p.m. Eastern. If you just feel like tossing up a prayer, we have a bunch of anxious folks ready to get home, so I'm sure everyone would appreciate it: I know I would! It's time for my nap, though. I've had a great time this month, and I'm sure to post one last time once I'm in the states!
Gutenacht the last time from the Deutschland!
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