Meissen porcelain factory

What would a visit to Meissen be without a visit to their porcelain factory???  Well there were a lot more tourists at the factory than in the castle complex.  We decided to skip the tour and just have a nice cup of tea, as being our best opportunity to have a close experience with their porcelain.  I love the zwiebelmuster blue pattern, but for my taste it's a little heavy and clunky, I prefer the delicate Japanese style.  To each their own.

Meissen from the ground

You know, I think it comes up better on photos from the air.  Though you can really see how steep it was, and what a mistake I made in picking our accomodation at the top of the hill!  It is a very pretty is somewhat quiet little town.

Meissen from the air

On leaving Berlin we went south to the Elbe then east to land at Pirna Pratschewitz.  We flew over Meissen and Dresden on the way to Pirna and when we landed we cycled to Dresden, then to Meissen the following day.  I will post all the Meissen photos first as I like to compare photos from the air with photos from the ground.

The castle, cathedral and old town section of Meissen is high on a hill.