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We kick things off at Michael's favorite biergarten on Friday night.
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Waiting out the brief rain shower Saturday morning.
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We pass through the street festival that began the night before and has picked up again for the afternoon.
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Slice of pig?
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Bryan and Michael channel August the Strong.
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approaching old Dresden
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Leslie, Bryan, some historic things
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A blackened piece of the original church dome; behind it, the reconstructed church--it's was recently rebuilt after being flattened in the fire-bombing.
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a mural of a procession of local kings
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We climb a lot of stairs for good views.
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like this one
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the innards of the tower's clock
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view of rooftops out the window during our ascent
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Michael and Bryan discuss what they'd aim for if they jumped. Seriously.
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looking down at a museum full of treasures
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rooftops
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Bryan, Leslie, and Dresden
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stairs
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Leslie, protecting the privacy of the little naked angel
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Michael, Bryan, statues
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Bryan and Leslie as Statue
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shadows lengthen
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It may still be the 80s in Germany. I wish we could play you the terrible, terrible music these concert-goers were listening to.
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One of many extremely crappy bands that took to the street for the Neustadt festival.
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Michael rehangs his window shade
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Dueling walking men: West Germany in the foreground, East in the back.