As we had a day to spare in Dresden, and we had done our sightseeing on the last visit, we decided to walk part of the way to Meissen today. We initially just meant to walk the bulge in the Elbe between Cotta and the Dresden centre in a clockwise direction so on Wednesday we could just walk straight out to Cotta from the main line station. However we got lost in the maze of railway lines leaving the Hauptbahnhof and by the time we reached Cotta (a name we only learnt when we got there) we had travelled more than six hot and sweaty miles. We had a few drinks to rehydrate which produced a remarkable improvement in mood. At least in my case as I was drinking beer.
We then walked back along the river to Dresden where we finished walking last year. It was only just over 4 miles back to the town centre via the river. It was a very pleasant, if at times somewhat warm walk, along the sandy and stony river bank. It was the closest one could get to the Elbe without wading. From what we saw of debris in trees just over a month ago the river would have been above our heads.
Tomorrow we hope to take a train back to Cotta and start walking again from there. It is still about 12 miles to our B&B which we think is enough when it is so hot.
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