Dresden, Germany Travel News

Thrifty Czechs have discovered a shopping paradise in western countries once far beyond their means, flooding German supermarkets and boosting business for US mail services via Internet orders.

This time of year, the Christmas spirit descends on Germany's cities and towns in the form of wooden stalls laden with pretzels, toys and baked goods of all shapes and sizes.

The Westmacott Ephebe, Head. Roman replica. Polycletus School 5th Century BC 39.5 x 17 x 19 cm.

IT'S been a non-stop round of events, parties and open houses since fasting month ended and somewhere in between all that, I had to run off to Germany to cover, of all things, the launch of the new BMW 7 ...

Saxon Elector Augustus "the Strong", had a vision for Dresden as a city with "the serenity of Venice and the brilliance of Versailles". One of the results of this vision was the grand Taschenbergpalais.

You know its Christmas time in Germany when the public squares of most cities and towns are transformed into shopping bazaars.

Internationally acclaimed pianist Gabriela Martinez will be the featured artist at Tarleton State University's 2008 Piano Festival, Fri., Oct.

Stones from the ruins of the original Frauenkirche were used in the reconstruction.