Europe Visit 2022: Episode 12: Visit Dresden and its Christmas Markets in Winter

We visited Europe a number of times in spring, summer and autumn, but never in winter. This time we decided to visit it in winter, specially, during Christmas market. After visiting Vienna, Salzburg, Hallstatt, Konigsee, Innsbruck, Swarovski Crystal World, St. Gallen, Gossau, Schwagalp, Santis, Appenzell, Fussen, Hohenschwangau, the most beautiful Castle Neuschwanstein Castle, and Munich in Germany.
After visiting Munich, we went to Prague by bus through beautiful snow-filled landscapes of German and Czech Republic. With Prague as centre, we visited Dresden in Germany.
Dresden is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. Dresden is the second largest city on the River Elbe after Hamburg. Most of the city's population lives in the Elbe Valley. Dresden is one of the most visited cities in Germany with 4.7 million overnight stays per year. Its most prominent building is the Frauenkirche located at the Neumarkt. Other famous landmarks include the Zwinger, the Semperoper and the Dresden Castle. Dresden's Striezelmarkt is one of the largest Christmas markets in Germany and is considered the first genuine Christmas market in the world.The rooms and art collections spanning a period that begins with the Renaissance, and extends via the early Baroque and Rococo epochs to Neoclassicism, bear witness to the discriminating taste and the political ambition of the Wittelsbach dynasty.
Today we are presenting Dresden and its Christmas markets in winter..
Intercity transport:
Our Intercity transport was mainly train and at some places we took Flixbus. First, we thought of purchasing Eurail global pass, but cost was coming much higher than purchasing point to point rail ticket of that country and flix bus. The links for rail ticket booking are given below:
Czech Republic: https://www.czechrails.com/
Austria: https://www.oebb.at/en/
Switzerland: https://www.sbb.ch/en/
Germany: https://www.bahn.com/en

Flight Booking:
Before booking flight, we go to the following websites to compare flight prices and go for the cheapest price for to-and-fro flight from India.
www.skyscanner.com
www.makemytrip.com
www.wego.com


Accommodation:
For hotels and apartments, please go to the following websites:
www.booking.com
www.airbnb.com
www.trivago.com
We stayed in Hotel Atos in Prague and we did not stay in Dresden.
Our travel route was:
New Delhi (India) - Prague ( Czech Republic) – Vienna ( Austria) – Salzburg ( Austria) – Hallstatt( Austria) – Berchesgaden (Germany) – Konigsee (Germany) – Innsbruck ( Austria) – Saint Gallen ( Switzerland) – Santis ( Switzerland) – Appenzel ( Switzerland) – Fussen (Germany) - Neuschwanstein Castle (Germany) - Munich (Germany) – Rothenburg ( Germany) - Prague ( Czech Republic) – New Delhi (India).
Supermarkets in Dresden;
1. REWE supermarket, https://www.rewe.de/marktseite
2. Netto Marken-Discount, Johann-Meyer-Straße 5, 01097 Dresden, Germany
3. LIEFERSHOP.DE, https://www.liefershop.de/
4. Netto, Rudolf-Leonhard-Straße 12, 01097 Dresden, Germany
5. VG Biomarkt, https://www.vg-dresden.de/
6. E center Jäckel, Provianthofstraße 3, 01099 Dresden, Germany
7. Lidl, https://www.lidl.de/
Budget restaurants :
1. THE BOY AND THE BURGER, https://theboyandtheburger.de/
2. Memo, http://memobistro.de/
3. Arjun's Bistro Lieferservice, https://www.arjuns.de/
4. Pizzastube, https://www.pizzastube-dd.de/
5. Taiwan Tapas, https://www.taiwan-tapas.de/en/
6. Pho Xua - Viet Streetfood, https://phoxua.de/
7. MEG Algerische Küche, Bischofsweg 17, 01097 Dresden, Germany
8. Sesam, Rudolf-Leonhard-Straße 2A, 01097 Dresden, Germany
9. Thai Street Food Dresden, http://www.thaistreetfooddresden.de/
High range restaurants:
1. elements DELI RESTAURANT LOUNGE, http://www.restaurant-elements.de/
2. Sankt Pauli Restaurant, http://sankt-pauli.in/
3. ANTON. Kneipe & Restaurant, http://www.anton-dresden.de/
4. Maharadscha, http://restaurant-maharadscha.de/
5. Martinez Kubanisches Restaurant, http://martinez-restaurant.de/
6. Hellmuts, http://www.hellmuts.de/
7. Beat´n Burger, Königsbrücker Str. 74, 01099 Dresden, Germany
8. Saite, http://www.cafe-saite.de/