Dresden

Our two hour drive from Prague to Dresden was mostly in the fog. We passed by plenty of grey apartment blocks built by the soviets. Also dacha houses used as "vacation" homes during communist times.
Dresden, a city of 500,000, is an interesting city. Having been totally bombed in February 1945, it's a mix of very modern, and rebuilt elaborate buildings. We walked the old town and visited these immense castles, churches and gardens. Hard to believe what has been reconstructed.
When we asked about the jewish community before the war, our guide simply said that most people "moved away to America and South America and that today the community is very small". Not a word of what happened. Seems like buildings were much more important than people...