Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany

Brian took a day off from the conference, and together our travelers took a train to another small town in former East Germany. Chemnitz was called Karl-Marx-Stadt beginning in the 1970s, but the people of the city voted to return to the historic name as soon as possible after the reunification of Germany in 1990.

This is simply called Red Tower.

Near the Red Tower, we met a woman also visiting, who spoke excellent English. She was from former West Germany, and lamented that her visit to this town makes her believe that Germany is still divided. The unification was only a generation ago; perhaps more time is needed.

Train and train station in Chemnitz. We went through the town of Frankenstein on the way!
Beautiful architecture, showing an interesting mix of old and new.
Clare and Brian happened upon an outdoor month-long wine festival, with semi-permanent stalls and a lot of picnic benches for visitors. We tasted a nice white wine from Meissen.
The opera house and outdoor theatre
A very large cathedral
Sculpture, we assume from GDR time
Note the yoga guy on lower right with the Om symbol
Walk signal kept from the East German design
Depressing art, we assume from the GDR
People are being squashed …
This sculpture has some hope in it
Karl Marx monument

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