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We travelled again over the familiar route to Podmokli, but the whole region had changed. When I came in the spring everything was just starting, - now the harvest is on, the hop-vines are greatly developed and form a conspicuous part of the plant covering, - much of the fruit, then is flower, has been picked, and there are many suggestions of the approach of autumn.
It was quite misty, and later rained some, so that the view was not always good. 
We noted particularly the old ruined castle of Strĕkov just before we reached Ústi. Ústi itself is

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fine, with picturesque scenery, an old church, nearby ruins of old castles, etc. It is worthy of another visit.
We reached Dresden at 6.50 P.M. and put up at the Seidel Pension, Lüttichan Strasse, no. 30, not far from the depot.
We saw a Zeppelin airship circling about over the city, - a great lumbering thing with a lot of room for passengers.
We took a walk to the Terrace along the Elbe, - as indicated on map of Dresden.
We passed Luther's monument, and that of Albert, King of Saxony. We passed the Market Building which has a great painting on outer walls showing succession of rulers (?).
In the vicinity of the statute of King