Teresa and Michele awoke in desperate need of a Friszuer. We were very lucky to find a place called Unicut directly across from our apartments. Fortunately we got there right on opening and beat the regular crowd of people coming in to take a ticket and wait for a haircut.

We decided to spend our last hour having lunch at or favorite Bloody Mary restaurant, so we left our bags with our very accommodating staff at the Rosenthal Apartments, and headed across the road one last time. We loved our time in Berlin but it was now time to meet up with Scott again and explore another city.

Our train to Leipzig left from Berlin hauptbahnhof. This main train station is large but we found it well-posted and fairly easy to navigate. We found the platform to our ICE train and waited. When the train arrived we found a carriage with a small booth of four seats and a table to sit at.

The trip was quite smooth with lots of countryside to view along the way. Of course refreshments were in order and Michele & Teresa set out on the long trek through the carriages to the catering cart. Note to future self: get closer!

Not being familiar with the geography of Leipzig, we naturally thought that taking a taxi from the train station to our new accommodation would be the best way to go. We didn’t find the taxi drivers here very helpful, and when we did find one who would be able to fit our 3 big suitcases, he simply opened the boot and gestured for us to put them in ourselves. It turned out that our accommodation was a very close walk across the road, so we could have walked anyway.

Our Leipzig Lodge apartment was a double-story residence on the fourth floor.

Heidke, our host, was very welcoming and cheerful. We did find, however, that the downstairs bathroom light switch did not work, and there was a lack of privacy due to the absence of blinds on some of the windows. There was a coffee machine available but the coffee tin supplied was empty. Hmmm.

We made arrangements to meet Scott at the train station and were happy to be reunited once again. Dinner was at a traditional Deutsch restaurant, where Michele and Teresa had their first Maß of beer, which is literally a litre glass. Our dinner was traditional and delicious. Leipzig so far is a beautifully historical town with amazing architecture. More exploring tomorrow. Gute nacht!