Day 2 in Leipzig

With a full stomach, we go on a historical city tour through the Leipzig city center.

The meeting point was the tourist information office in Katharinenstr.

If you want to take a tour of Leipzig, you can get information there and also get the Leipzig Card with a discount.

What I noticed before going on the tour were seashells on the facades of the buildings towards Goerdelering.

What do these seashells mean?

The city tour through Leipzig was very good and informative. We learned more than we wanted to and our guide (a Leipzig local) also shared the history of the city with her own experiences.

Leipzig used to be a swampy landscape, but due to its favorable location, the city was drained and stabilized with rammed concrete posts.

The "Brühl" passage was a marshy path back then, which was drained for the trade fair. The Monument to the Battle of the Nations is also built on over 200 of these pillars.

Leipzig is a city of water. There are about 200 waterways that converge here. The former open-cast mines have turned into lake landscapes as the water and rain found their way and nature reclaimed the land. Leipzig itself is also called a 'lowland basin'.

In the Konsum- und Warengüterhaus ("the tin can"; Richard-Wagner Platz, Goerdelerring), there is a large shopping center that offers almost everything. If you walk from the tourist information office towards the train station, you will discover a pictogram on the glass facade. There you can see a building that was the first department store in Leipzig.

What do books, furs, and Meissen porcelain have to do with Leipzig?

A lot, as this city housed many book publishers and the fur trade was promoted through the trade fair. Meissen porcelain, originally from Dresden, had a factory in this city. Unfortunately, there is nothing left to see of the buildings except for the two crossed swords on the facade.

In the courtyard of St. Nicholas Church, there is a special fountain. This fountain is made of a piece of granite and is supposed to symbolize the former SED policy, as the barrel was overflowing and the people wanted a reunited Germany. The Monday prayers were held in St. Nicholas Church. In the courtyard, there is an illuminated installation in the ground that is supposed to symbolize the light of the candles during the Monday prayers.

Inside the church, there is a special organ. This organ has more than 500 pipes. During the war, this church was completely destroyed and it took years to rebuild it. Major companies (Porsche and Audi) provided a large financial contribution to the reconstruction of the church, and as a distinctive feature, the organ place where the organist presses the keys was completely made of stainless steel and built in the Porsche style.

Well, some people like it, but everyone has their own taste.

The city is marked by passages. This was due to the fact that during the trade fair, the courtyards were completely overwhelmed by crowds of people and they could hardly show their goods.

At that time, not only the bed, but also the chest of drawers, chair, and bedside table were used as a place to stay during the trade fair.

The Mädlerpassage is known for German literature. In a cellar, there was once the drinking and flirting pub of the young Goethe, and a scene from Faust was created there. Back then, the water was quite dirty, so there was only spirits, wine, or beer. Auerbach's Cellar is now, as it was then, a restaurant, and a few years ago, a bar was opened there under the name: Mephisto Bar. At the same time, there is a Meissen porcelain chime in this passage.

In the main square stands the old Town Hall. This Town Hall was built within 9 months. Currently, the facade is being renovated.

The last stop of the city tour was the famous St. Thomas Church. There, Bach's remains are laid in a crypt and the boys of the St. Thomas Choir sing there. Bach fans will be thrilled, as after his popular period, Bach became poorer and his wife could hardly raise any money to buy him a gravestone.

He was buried in the St. John's Cemetery, and when this cemetery had to be relocated (because of the technical university), his remains were dragged from A to Z through the city without much attention. Later, during excavations, his remains were uncovered again and were respectfully embedded in the rehearsal room of the Thomaner Choir.

Now let's talk about something relaxing. Have you ever heard of Tantra?

If not: Tantra is a massage or mindfulness ritual. It includes massage techniques that should teach both partners to perceive each other.

If you want to have a good tantric massage, I can recommend LaLita to you (www.sinnlichemassage.de).

It was a very beautiful experience and realization. From the greeting to the farewell, you are treated as an honored guest.

But one thing you should know, you must not be afraid of physical closeness, otherwise it can be difficult. Just one more thing: it is not a sexual foreplay, but a mindfulness ritual!!!

My last stop for today is DarkXity (Randstäter Strasse; near the S-Bahn Leibnizstr, Goerdelerring). This store is a treasure trove for the black scene (from my point of view).

The team is super informative and can advise you with expertise on questions about clothing or accessories.