 Arriving at the Czech border with Saxony after 6 days cycling from Český Krumlov |
 The Czech border marker along the Elbe Bike Path is left over from Czechoslovakia |
 Welcome to Saxon town of Reinhardtsdorf-Schöne along the Eble on the Czech-German border |
 Elberadweg - Bicycle Path on the Left Bank of the Elbe entering Saxony |
 The Ebleradweg covers 1300 km of from the Czech source to the North Sea |
 For a few km, the Eble forms the border between Germany and the Czech Republic on the Right Bank - Restaurace Na Suché Kamenici |
 The Czech town of Hřensko at the confluence of the Elbe and Kamenice Rivers |
 The Czech town of Hřensko across the Elbe from the German town of Schöna |
 Viking Cruises "Clara Schumann" on the Elbe just back the German border post at Schmilka |
 This is the continuation Day 6 on the Cycling Tour along the Vlatava and Elbe from Český Krumlov to Meißen |
 Cliffs of Rauschenstein in the scenic region of Sächsische Schweiz |
 Bad Schandau, the first sizable Germany town directly on the Elbe after the Czech Border |
 Pension Fam. Schwarz, Elbufer, Bad Schwandau |
 Bad Schandau, tourist resort hub of the Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz, "Saxon Switzerland" |
 St-Johannis-Kirche, Bad Schandau |
 Nationalpark Linie Ferry on the Left Bank of the Elbe at Bad Schandau |
 Tonight's destination, Königstein |
 Autobahn 17 Dresden-Prag/Praha CZ |
 Hotel Lindenhof, Königstein, my home for the night after cycling 102km on the Elberadweg from Terezin CZ (Theresienstadt) |
 Bielatalstraße roundabout, Königstein |
 The fortress Festung Königstein |
 Stadtkirche Königstein |
 Rathaus, Goethestraße, Königstein |
 Sunset over Festung Königstein |
 Sunset on the terrace of Hotel Lindenhof, Königstein |
 Friedensburg, Rathen |
 From the Czech Republic to Germany along the Elberadweg, 102 km from Trezin to Königstein |
 The most famous part of Nationalpark Sächsischer Schweiz, the Basteibrück, Rathen |
 Elberadweg passing through woodlands on the Left Bank of the river |
 It really wasn't the nicest day so I decided to skip climbing up to the Basteibrücke and continued on towards Dresden |
 Elbe Tourist Boat Bastei II tied up near the Manufaktur Hotel, Stadt Wehlen |
 Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt side-wheel paddle steamer "Pirna", Stadt Wehlen |
 Personenschiffahrt Oberelbe Dampfschiff "Sachsenwald", Stadt Wehlen |
 Across to the Right Bank of the Elbe - Marktplatz, Stadt Wehlen |
 Marktplatz, Stadt Wehlen |
 Rathaus, Marktplatz, Stadt Wehlen |
 Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt Elbe tourist boat "August der Starke", Stadt Wehlen |
 Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt side-wheel paddle steamer "Pirna" docked in its namesake city, Pirna |
 Rathaus, Marktplatz, Pirna |
 Marktplatz, Pirna |
 Marktplatz, Pirna |
 Manhole Cover - Stadt Pirna |
 Christopher Street Day 2016, Pirna |
 Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt side-wheel paddle steamer "Pillnitz" passing under the Sachsenbrücke, Pirna |
 Elberadweg gesperrt. Detour to continue cycling to Dresden |
 Elberadweg Detour through Heidenau |
 Schloss Pillnitz |
 Restaurant Biergarten Fährhaus Kleinzschachwitz |
 Geese in the grass at Kleinzschachwitz across the Elbe from Schloss Pillnitz |
 "Burger Boot", Laubegaster Ufer |
 The Elbe with Dresden's Fehrnsehturm (TV Tower) |
 Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt side paddle steamer "Leipzig" with the Loschwitz Bridge "Blaues Wunder" |
 Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt side paddle steamer "Leipzig", Tolkewitz |
 Hotel Schloss Eckberg, on the Right Bank of the Elbe, Löschwitz |
 Schloss Albrechtsberg, 1850-1854, Löschwitz |
 Ortsschild - Dresden, entering the capital of Saxony (Sachsen) |
 Sächsische Staatskanzlei - Saxon State Chancellery, Dresden |
 The restored historic center of Dresden |
 Arrival in Dresden, 1524km of cycling since leaving Luzern, Switzerland 20 days earlier |
 Elberadweg from Königstein to Dresden, 48km |
 Basteischlösschen on the Elberadweg, Dresden |
 Elberadweg from Dresden to Meissen on the Left Bank |
 Cyclist on the Elberadweg, Gohlis |
 Gohlis Windmill, Elberadweg |
 Gohlis Windmill, Elberadweg |
 Elberadweg, Left Bank, Niedergohlis |
 Elbebrücken Niederwartha |
 Crossing the Elbe on the Niederwartha Bridge |
 Crossing the Elbe on the Niederwartha Bridge |
 Elberadweg, now on the Right Bank of the river |
 Elberadweg guidance signs - heading for the Sörnewitz Biergarten |
 Elberadweg, Sörnewitz |
 Biergarten Boselblick, Sörnewitz |
 Lunch of Beer and Bratwurst, Biergarten Boselblick, Sörnewitz |
 Biergarten Boselblick, Sörnewitz |
 Auf Wiedersehen in Coswig, Elberadweg |
 Kleine Bosel |
 Herzlich Willkommen - Stadt Meißen |
 Elberadweg arriving at the City of Meissen, famous for its porcelain |
 Elberadweg at Meißen. After visiting the city, I'll return to Dresden via a looping route through Moritzburg |
 Leaving the Elbe for Schloß Moritzburg |
 Kirche Oberau |
 Wasserschloß Oberau |
 Großdobritzstraße passing beneath the railway line, Oberau |
 Bismarckturm and Spitzhaus Radebeul |
 Looping back to Dresden from Meissen via Moritzburg |
 Elberadweg passing through fields approaching Altkaditz on the northwest edge of Dresden |
 Emmauskirche, Elberadweg, Altkatditz |
 Molenbrücke on the far left providing access to Pieschener Hafen, Dresden-Pieschen |
 Balloon floating over the old city of Dresden on a still summer evening |
 M.D. Pöppelmann Schiffsherberge-Hotel, Dresden |
 Elberadweg passing the Dresden's Elbehafen - all this, except the smokestack, has been demolished for redevelopment |
 Sculpture - Der Lastenträger/The Porter, Elbehafen, Dresden |
 Elberadweg on the Right Bank, Königsufer, Central Dresden |
 River-facing west front of the early 18th C. Japanishes Palais, named after King Augustus' collection of Japanese porcelain |
 Central Dresden with (R to L) the towers of Dresden Castle, the Hofkirche, City Hall and High Court |
 Königsufer across from the old city of Dresden, reconstructed after its destruction in February 1945 |
 Augustusbrücke and dome of the Baroque Frauenkirche, built 1726-1743, destroyed 1945, rebuilt 1994-2005 |
 Late afternoon on the Elberadweg, Königsufer, Dresden |
 Cyclists among those relaxing and enjoying a pleasant summer evening along the Elbe, Dresden |
 Dresdner Frauenkirche and Academy of Fine Arts, Terrassenufer, Dresden |
 85km loop on the Elberadweg from Dresden to Meißen and back via Moritzburg |