Leipzig, Germany

We visited Leipzig primarily to see the former home of Johann Sebastian Bach, that has been turned into a museum.

Johann Sebastian Bach's statue surveys his former house (below). His grave was discovered nearby and his remains interned within the cathedral behind his statue.

Gretel having a rest in the gardens associated with Bach's house.

Bach's organ.

Leipzig is about as far away from the sea as we will get on our trip. This is not a problem for its inhabitants, they have created their own 'beach'.

Leipzig is a city in the former East Germany and is a city of stark contrasts. We drove through about 5 km of graffiti and part vacant buildings to reach an attractive central square, then repeated the entry process to exit the city in the opposite direction. The city was grim to say the least and it came as no surprise to learn there was large scale anti-immigrant race rioting earlier this year.
We were not sad to say goodbye to Mr Bach and Leipzig.