Bautzen, Germany

We visited Bautzen on a trip to learn about the Sorbian people of German.  The Sorbs are a sub-community of Slavic people in the German state of Saxon.  We had an interesting tour of the old city (also located on the Spree River, like Berlin) and then visited the Sorbian newspaper in Bautzen.  A fairly small team publishes the paper daily in the Sorbian language.

The cultural significance of the paper was pretty clear.  In addition to covering local and national news, the small group is even involved in getting children's books published in the Sorbian language so that it is easier to pass the language on to kids who become bilingual in Sorbian and German.  Very cool.

City Seal.

City clock tower.

Our tour guide talking about these decorative eggs.  He just walked into a store, took them out to show us, and then brought them back into the store.  It was quite amusing.

Heavier than a purse, but cuter.

This cat belongs in another post about us missing our dog.

Beautiful old city-center.

We couldn't tell if this Fascism tag was pro or against Fascism.

Multi-lingual no poop sign.

Medieval city defenses including another tower and city wall.

Posing at the start of the Spree River.

Midday tea party.  I like her enough to let her eat cake off of my plate with her fingers.

The pretty building we visited for lunch.  Everything was homemade and super tastey.