Leipzig: Fast city tour between two trains
containing Leipzig, Hamburg-Dresden-Prague-Bremen-Braunschweig, A city that we had the opportunity to see during an icy trip to Germany in the last two days of 2010 and the first week of 2011.. When the train stopped at Hauptbahnhof, which is the main railway station of Leipzig, before arriving in Dresden, which is on our route, we decided to get off, walk a little in the dark streets of the city, have lunch and have a hot coffee break.. Frankly, we had no idea what to expect, since we made this decision very spontaneously, let’s not lie.. We did not do any research, nor did we look for a tourist office or something when we got off the train out of curiosity.. We took the gas of our friends we were traveling with, and we jumped from the train to the platform.. Let’s see what. This city, which we have not even heard of, has a huge train station. Leipzig train station, which is the largest train station in Europe, was built in 1915 and is a very large and spacious station with 26 passenger platforms, shopping stores, shops and restaurants.
Everything to this city from Istanbul You can reach easily with the direct THY flights organized every day.. But even if you come by plane, we say you should see the station.
Leipzig is defined as “Little Paris” in Goethe’s Faust.. City of art, history, poetry. Its narrow streets are like a postcard.. Its wide squares are full of churches, monuments, museums, parks.
Places to see in LEIPZIG
St.. Nicholas Church, the old market place partially closed with the Altes Rathaus (town hall), the St.. Thomas Church (Thomaskirche), Leipzig University Tower (Leipziger Universitatstrum), Mendelssohn-Haus, where Mendelssohn lived his last days and died, known as the museums complexGrassimuseum, Mädler-Passage, one of the city’s most famous passages, built to commemorate Napoleon’s great defeat at the Battle of Leipzig (Leipzig Battle of Nations Monument) Battle of Nations Monument /strong>, Panorama Tower and observation terrace in Augustus Square, located in the heart of the city, Grimmaische Strasse, the city’s shopping street, Elsterflutbett River passing through the middle of the city, 360 degree panorama Yadegar Asisi is among the main places to see for the exhibition.
Of course, we are not sure where we passed in the dark of night because we tried to take a few pictures, but our hands froze and shivered because of the cold. when we start we took it to a cafe that sucks. That’s why we can’t write you a very detailed tour program and our feelings about the city.. We can only say that it is cold enough to freeze people’s blood:)
You can take a 2-day weekend getaway to Leipzig, or you can include this city in your route that will extend to Berlin, Dresden, Prague, even Vienna and Bratislava due to its perfect location.. In fact, definitely include it
By the way there are many alternatives for accommodation in Leipzig. Since it is a student city, we also recommend couchsurfing.. Germans are quite comfortable and understanding in this regard.. They are very open to helping others as it is an accommodation system that they also use a lot.. For those who haven’t heard of Couchsurfing yet, let’s explain. This is a free platform. You become a member and open an account for yourself.. You can contact people who live in your destination, once lived and have an account, and request an overnight stay.. This accommodation may be in the form of a room if you’re lucky, or a sleeping bag on the floor if you’re less fortunate.. But the important thing is that you use the system if you really need it, without abusing the system, and that you don’t victimize the people you stay in.. In other words, with the logic of free bed, he exaggerates and says, “Can I stay with you for a week, I work well, I have a budget, but it’s free, I don’t know how sweet it is.” never log into your account. Because you’d be pissed off
If you’re wondering what the weather is like there, typical German weather. Quite cold and harsh in winter. The best time will be spring. In the spring, you can enjoy walking in the narrow, cute streets, and in the autumn, you can capture nice photo frames with red and yellow tree leaves.. But of course, since everywhere is less touristic in winter, accommodation and flight prices are more reasonable compared to summer months.. As in this tour, when we had to choose one of them (comfort vs budget), we always preferred the most economical winter travels because we were students at that time
The places to see in Leipzig are close to each other and therefore within walking distance.. However, it would be great to cycle around this city and explore the side streets of the city.. Meanwhile, a substantial number of people live in this small city.. The income level must be high because luxury brands are always available in the stores on the shopping streets.. In addition to a quality group of middle-aged people, the number of students is naturally high.. We understood this situation when we saw the occupancy of the places even at night.. Until then, stay safe
