Leipzig surprised me. My only experience with Germany to this point was a quick, long weekend in Berlin. When the opportunity presented itself to bop over to a place I could barely pronounce, Leipzig, and a place I had heard about but knew nothing of, Dusseldorf , I jumped at it. I like walking into cities and places that I know nothing about, that I have no expectations for. It gives me a clean slate to base expectations off of. A quick note, I visited these two cities back to back, one in East Germany and one in West Germany, at the same time as the recent clashes in Charlottesville and when racism, white supremacism, and bigotry reared their ugly heads in America in very public ways.
Stay tuned. Anyways, I started my reacquaintance with Germany journey in Leipzig. To give you a clear perspective on this city, yes, there are direct flights from London to Leipzig!
Hello city break! Popping out of the subway at the Markt Square stop in the center city was truly breathtaking even at 11 pm. Much of the original German architecture still stands in this part of the city and the buildings really took me back in time.
But set back in an older age, Leipzig is not. Surrounded by architecture from centuries pasts, this city is one of the few in Germany where more babies are being born than people are passing away. Over my couple days in the city, if I had had a drink for every pregnant woman I saw, I would have been constantly hammered. Young people are moving away from pricey Berlin and transplanting to Leipzig.
Creatives are especially making their way to Leipzig, a city with a rich history in textiles, music, and creativity of every sort.
