Meissen - The town

Another weekend hunting for castle and cathedral, and this time we arrived at Meissen. Meissen is a small town which is about 1/2 hour away from Dresden town(by train la). It's famous for manufacture of porcelain(Meissen Porcelain), the 1st high quality porcelain to be produced outside of China.

So this week we finally got to explore this famous place.

where to go?? aha...Markt(market place where the tourist information center is located)

Meissen Map

dono what story la they write here

the town, the Albrectsburg castle and also Gothic Meissen Cathedral

the castle is the 1st to be used as a royal residence in the German-speaking world. It is build between 1472 - 1525, is a incredible example of late Gothic style castle. As for the cathedral it was build in the 13th century(Gothic Meissen cathedral)

1st stop, buy ice cream ><

annoyed & cunning?

the tourist information center... can get Free map here!!

nice clock^^

the historical district is located mostly here(the market place) and many of the building here is Renaissance architecture

jalan-jalan

to the castle and cathedral

narrow stairway

lalallala^^

fatty... struggling to climb up :P

a 2nd hand bookstore

nice detail

view from the top

roof....more roof

lalalla^^

castle entrance.....so beautiful nia...again it feels like Disneyland

love the window design...

church courtyard. i wonder what that round metal thingy is for..??

view from the castle

Albrectsburg Meissen(eh no kissing) :P

Gothic Meissen Cathedral, whose chapel is one of the most famous burial places of the Wettin family(the Albrectsburg is their former residence, House of Wettin)

look Gothic bo?

going down, back to the town

love their pastel color combination...so harmony nia

Bäckerei (bakery)

town across the Elbe river

panorama view of Meissen

it took us only 5 hours to complete the tour around Meissen(well exclude the Meissen porcelain manufacture, because need entrance fee.. :P, plus we got to see alot of Meissen porcelain from the shops at market place). If castle, cathedral and porcelain is your thing then Meissen is a fantastic place to visit.

~Ciao~