My partner and I both love Kurt Vonnegut's book, Slaughterhouse Five and decided to travel to Dresden just to see where it took place.
After doing hours of searching on the internet, I discovered that a small hostel had just set up a walking tour that actually goes into the slaughterhouse complex, which is now protected from development. You may imagine our excitement.

We met our guide, grit at the Theatreplatz at 2pm and were delighted and stunned to discover that we were the only 2 people on the tour.

We arrived at the complex to also discover that the people who work there don't have any idea what Slaughterhouse Five was or of it's literary and historical significance.

Apparently the only people who are interested are Australians and Americans as both these countries teach the book regularly and have a deep love and respect for the text and the author.

This 2 hour tour was certainly the highlight of our 6 week holiday.
I can't say that it was fun or uplifting, rather that it was confronting in the most wonderful way possible.
If you have the opportunity to go, take advantage of it. My guess is that as the years roll on, it will steadily become busier as more people discover this tour.

This is an absolute must for anyone wanting to understand more about the fire bombing of Dresden and an incredible experience for anyone who's ever heard of Kurt Vonnegut, let alone read Slaughterhouse Five.

So it goes.