Leipzig; Sunday, 06 April, 2014

I woke after a decent nights sleep with no pain in my leg, so I decided that was a good enough sign to take in a lot of stairs.

After a full breakfast I headed out across town to the Völkerschlachtdenkmal. When I’d previously visited it on a day trip from Berlin in 2006 it had looked quite shabby, covered in pollution and in serious need of renovation. Well in the intervening eight years that’s exactly what had happened, spurred on by the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 that the monument was originally built to commemorate, the whole site had been given a spruce up, with lots more information, displays, more areas to visit, and a commensurate hike in the entrance fee.

I spent quite a bit of time in the monument, taking in the views and the exhibitions, so by the time I got back into the city centre it was already early afternoon, so I had a late lunch and did a bit of wandering through the town.

By the time I’d finished wandering it was already closing time for most of the museums, so I headed back to the hotel to freshen up before heading back out into town to grab a light dinner.

After dinner I caught the tram back out to the Völkerschlachtdenkmal to take some night photos before heading back to the hotel to pack ready for an early start the following morning.