Better late than never, here are some pictures of Christmas in Dresden-Neustadt. I was so thrilled when I found that the above mural survived the holiday, this particular location is often painted and repainted at regular intervals. It's between Katy's Garage and the Scheune on Alaunstrasse. The message is "Gift's instead love" and while the English isn't perfect, I find the painting absolutely perfect.
Here are two views of the giant ferris wheel at the end of Hauptstrasse near the Golden Rider. A part of me would love to ride that ferris wheel, and another part of me gets terrified even being near the thing. I'm always a little scared of these rides that are assembled and disassembled and operated by carnies. Need I say more?
The other thing I really like at this spot are the humongous and slightly creepy figures: the nutcracker and the chimney sweep. As pleased as I am that there's no snow yet, these guys look just a little out of place surrounded by dry leaves blowing around.
I've always been a fan of the Christmas pyramid, and this one with its life-size figures is my absolute favorite one. The kids like it, too.
Santa Claus even came to my house! This Claus is actually a vending machine for parking tickets. It seems that our neighbors decorate this machine each year with the Claus costume. That's the spirit!
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