The public art of architecture, memorials, and statuary is abundant here in Germany. Random buildings and houses will have beautiful moldings or gargoyles. And around every corner there is another statue.
Martin Luther stands here in front of the Frauenkirche, the most famous church in Dresden. It was completely destroyed in the bombings and was rebuilt from 1994-2005. Only the gray bricks you see are original.
Next is Goethe in Leipzig. Goethe is obviously everywhere here in Germany. Ben attended the Goethe Institut language school in Dresden and we now live right next to Goethe-ally in Göttingen. On the left is the Rathaus (the city hall) and the small building on the right is actually the stock exchange.
Ben and I both loved this monument to famous German authors in Berlin. He let me take his picture because he felt humbled in front of it and I wanted to take the picture because I want to add one of his books to that pile someday.

Remembering Atlanta...
This is Ben at the going-away party in K apt. last July. It is probably my second favorite picture of him because he is not posing for the camera, he just looks really happy. And of course the Atlanta Braves game, with Ben and Jay showing some 'respect.' I am now seriously warming up to the thought of returning to Atlanta, but only on the condition that Ben plays more tennis with me. Ben is now missing two of his favorite things: a guitar and Jay.

Here is our new apartment aka. The Dungeon, in Göttingen. It actually doesn't look so bad in these pictures. It is true that I was not so happy when I first saw it, but the dorm- room charm is growing on me.

The Semperoper in Dresden, where we saw Madame Butterfly: an Opera about an American Man and a Japanese woman. It was sung in Italien and had subtitles in Deutsch. Nearby is the Katholische Hofkirche, the main Catholic church. All of these buildings have had major repairs since the Dresden bombing in 1945.

Ben and I had a great time in Dresden. The city is beautiful and was celebrating it's 800th anniversary this summer, so there were fairs, festivals and parades. We are in the Altstadt, old city, here and behind us is the Elbe and in the left corner the DreiKönigskirche (3 Kings Church) which is directly across from our apartment in the Neustadt (new city).
Ben created this image of the church from a photo he took out of our window one night.