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03 August 2015 @ 03:52 pm
[livejournal.com profile] alias_chick's visit - day 3, part 3  
Rathen is pretty.




After that long walk we (at least my mom and I) were exhausted. But we still wanted to go to the Bastei. Luckily my mom spotted a sign for a Bastei shuttle and called it. She waited at the pick-up spot while [livejournal.com profile] alias_chick and I went up to the restaurant that I had visited with my mom 3 years earlier.

They have pet rabbits there.

And why I wanted to go there again: I was amused that they have hairspray in the restroom, but didn't get a picture 3 (and by now 4) years ago.

From here you can see a bit of the rocks we came to see.


On the way up in the Bastei shuttle.

The driver was nice. Because he saw us scrape together our money, he offered to take us to Pirna on his way home, if we would be at the parking lot again at 20 o'clock. So we had a bit over an hour for the Bastei.

And here we are on the Bastei, looking at similar rocks.




You can see the Königstein Fortress in the distance (a bit right from center).






In the 13th century some crazies decided this was a great place for a fortress.


A guess at what the fortress might have looked like.

The Bastei.

You can see through the walkways. *shudder*

Who is who of the rocks.

Loose rocks.

Remains of the fortress.

Abyss.


That D: face!

Inscription from 1706.

I like the use of corrugated cardboard.

They had a reservoir.

Shortly before 20 o'clock we were back at the parking lot and the Bastei shuttle already waited for us. He drove us to the train station in Pirna. We missed the 20:15 commuter train to Dresden, so we had to wait for the next one. Probably due to the ticking of the clock at the platform, one of us started singing Potter Puppet Pals' The Mysterious Ticking Noise and the others joined in. XD
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[identity profile] dieastra.livejournal.com on August 3rd, 2015 03:03 pm (UTC)
Glad you made it to the Bastei in the end and even found time for walking around in the medieval fortress. As you know, I have a love for figures and models, and I love that miniature model very much!
There used to be a book where you could write a visitor message into, it’s not there anymore. I have a picture of my figures writing in it ;)

Next time you’re in Rathen, you could also go to the miniature train exhibition. It’s huge and lots to see. Maybe I should post some pictures of it!

Did you also show your visitor the marks of the flood on the buildings in Rathen? Way up above, one can’t believe how high the water has been.
fueschgast[personal profile] fueschgast on August 4th, 2015 11:38 pm (UTC)
When I was in Rathen 4 years ago, I saw a little display window with pretty miniature furniture. I think it was action-figure-sized. Do you have anything from there?
Can I see the picture of your figures signing the visitor book?

I didn't know they had a miniature-train exhibition. Yes, please post pictures.

Hm, not sure if we showed her flood marks in Rathen. Pretty sure we pointed them out in Pillnitz, though.
[identity profile] dieastra.livejournal.com on August 5th, 2015 05:30 am (UTC)
Yes, I know the shop window with the miniatures in Rathen and I also always look at it! But those are even different, VERY expensive, real porcellain, and not really to play with, only for display. I think it is also all glued together, so you could not remove a thing from a table. Looks beautiful though. If you ever fly from Dresden airport, there is also a shop that has these but it is behind security.

I was with a friend and her pictures of our figures are so much better (mine are overlit) and I waited and waited for her to post them, but she never did. I guess I'll have to post my crappy pictures then. Stay tuned!

You probably did not walk to the Rathen train station? The little trains are right next to it, not to be missed. They have also the Saxon Switzerland landscape and a steamboat going and also the Kirnitzschtal tram etc. I really love it. You see a bit from outside, but that is only a small part. Once you have paid entry and go inside, it is three times as big.
fueschgast[personal profile] fueschgast on August 5th, 2015 01:15 pm (UTC)
Let's see if I ever get to fly from our airport again. So far it has only happened once.

OMG, wow, Firefox just crashed, but when I restarted it, it remembered what I'd already written!

Maybe you can fix the lighting a bit in Photoshop.

Oh, it's across the river (on that visit we haven't been on that side of Rathen)! Will try to remember that.