GERMANY: Bright Lights in the Big City (PART IV) Dresden

I didn’t know much about Dresden before we went, other than it was obliterated in WWII. So my expectations were low.

What I didn’t know, was that before World War II, Dresden was called “the Florence on the Elbe”.  It was considered to be one of the world's most beautiful cities, known for its rich art collections and baroque architecture.

But then, in February 1945, over a thousand Allied heavy bombers created a firestorm which engulfed the city's center and nearly wiped Dresden off the map.