Dresden was completely destroyed in WWII. Impressively, by 2015 the entire city will be rebuilt with almost all buildings in their original state. I was so impressed with the beautiful architecture in the city and it was so hard to believe that all of the buildings are so new. 
The Frauenkirche (today it is a Lutheran church, but the name comes from its origin as a Catholic church) was just finished a few years ago. The church's exterior is sprinkled with black stones. These stones are the original stones from before the church was bombed. They are placed in the exact location that they originally existed. Incredible.
We waited in line for about an hour to get inside the church and there were hundreds of people behind us that waited for a few more hours to get a glimpse of the newly finished interior of the Frauenkirche.
One of many funny stories about the King... This was the King's walkway from the Church to one of his living quarters. He used to sneak out of church to go see his mistresses during mass!
The entire length of the building was painted with the parade of soldiers, knights, and their King.
The King convinced the people that this palace was a prison. While hundreds of his mistresses that lived here may have considered it a prison, it was in fact another one of the buildings where he kept women for himself.
I was standing in front of the Opera House looking back at the church and the city. Such an impressive skyline...
Lamps lighting the path to the Opera House in the evening.
Dresden Opera HouseIt has been rebuilt 3 times due to flood, fire, and bombings.
One of the rooms inside the Opera House. Although many of the rooms and hallways are now built with fake gold, imitation wood, and plaster, the interior is still very elaborate.
The stage inside the Dresden Opera House.
My first German Christmas market! It got really crowded with people by the middle of the day, but it was a great experience and I would love to go back next year.
Illuminated Pyramid More importantly thought, we had delicious fresh baked bread stuffed with cheese and meat right next to this.
There were Smokers everywhere! It was really fun shopping for Christmas decorations here because so many of the decorations reminded me of what we have at home.
Male and Female Crosswalks
Red Girl = STOP!
Only men have to stop... ok, so maybe everyone.
Green man is on the move!
Cute Green Girl on the go in her pigtails.
There were Smokers everywhere! It was really fun shopping for Christmas decorations here because so many of the decorations reminded me of what we have at home. Male and Female Crosswalks
I enjoyed tracking down both the boy and girl stoplights in Dresden. I had never seen them before and found them quite amusing. Beware of oncoming traffic when trying to photograph the red ones!
Red Girl = STOP!
Only men have to stop... ok, so maybe everyone.
Green man is on the move!
Cute Green Girl on the go in her pigtails. 
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