Monument to the Battle of the Nations

Finally caught up to today. Apologies for falling behind.

Started off our day having breakfast in a nearby bakery served by a very non-terminator type breakfast robot. I think his picture is on the facebook page (his? her?). Then we took the tram out to the Monument to the Battle of the Nations, which marks the final defeat of Napoleon in October 1813. The battle took place outside Leipzig, and approximately 90,000 were killed.

It's huge, very solid, with an immense amount of detail in the stonework. The weather wasn't so cooperative, but it could be worse. If you're interested in Napoleon, the last war against him, there's a museum about it, but we gave it a miss. My historical interests are mainly pre 1700s in Europe, and World War II so...Leggi altro