Vacation officially started last night for Steven. It is a good feeling to both be on vacation. I received a text that night from Steven that he and John had been suggested a restaurant from work and I was to rent a bike and meet them by the third bridge.  I rented a bike from the hotel and biked down the path along the river, through the beginnings of a rock concert, and met up with them. It turned out this restaurant was not easy to find at all. We biked up cobblestone alleys and onto a main road. The restaurant was not visible from the road; the road had a tiny sign for the restaurant. We travelled down a dirt road and around a path until we finally found the restaurant. It offered an excellent view of the city. We felt like true locals and there was not a tourist in sight. It was an old famous castle converted into a restaurant and Biergarten. The food was similar to what we had been eating in Dresden (with even more sausage) but the atmosphere was awesome. It was very laid back. People take their time to eat as the Germans do not rush you in the restaurant. You have to ask for your bill because the servers do not wish to be rude.

After dinner we started our bike ride home and the rock concert that had been just beginning when I first went through was now in full swing. We walked our bikes through swarms of people that were along the banks of the Elbe. Back at the hotel we called it a night.

After breakfast we said goodbye to John and decided today was the day for laundry. We have seen most of the sights of Dresden and need to regroup since tomorrow we fly to Milan.