Germany                         Dresden                 10 November 2024


   I've visited this city before, and more than once.  As fate would
   have it, I decided to visit it again today.  Wolfen, where I've been
   living since the beginning of this year, was once again shrouded in
   pungent fog when I awoke this morning.  Interestingly, unlike last
   time when it cleared by noon, today's fog has persisted: the German
   Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst) has even issued a warning
   that this phenomenon will continue until at least eleven o'clock
   tomorrow morning.  It's wonderful: I love it when everything is
   enveloped in fog, transforming all the ordinary, somewhat tiresome
   views into a mysterious natural spectacle.  Most remarkably, one
   needs only to venture a short distance from the city for the fog to
   vanish completely.

   Would you believe it - I'm writing this note on a train again, making
   my way to Jeßnitz station via two major cities: Chemnitz and Leipzig.
   I could have opted for the direct train to Leipzig, but firstly, it
   was already packed to the rafters, and secondly, I fancied another
   ride on the vintage train from Chemnitz.  I'd travelled on it during
   daylight hours, but never after nightfall.  This oversight needed
   immediate correction.  I shan't drag this note out any longer, but
   I'll just add that Dresden today is also immersed in fog, and upon my
   arrival, it was fascinating to observe how the sunny journey from
   Chemnitz abruptly gave way to Dresden's foggy vistas, as if I were
   entering another world entirely.  In such moments, I catch myself
   wishing tomorrow wouldn't bring back the sunlight outside my window.





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