visit Dresden, the capital of the federal state of Saxony and go to hike up the Bastei in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains
visit the Monument to the Battle of the Nations (Völkerschlachtdenkmal) in Leipzig, that remembers the fight between Germany, Russia and Napoleonic France, and was erected solely by means of donations
(if you fancy): go to Leipzig in Saxony for the annual Wave-Gothic-Treffen during Pentecost, a meeting of fans of dark music styles such as Wave, Gothic music and EBM.
spend some time in a small city off the beaten track to soak up the culture and the life in Eastern Germany. Try Bautzen, Cottbus or Goerlitz for a starter
visit the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge) in Saxony and go to Freiberg, a city with a 800-year heritage of mining and a university that is world-renowned for its competence in Geo-sciences. When being there you should visit the mine that is run by the Freiberg university. It's used for training future Geo-scientists and open to visitors.
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