After visiting Dresden, the host mother wanted to take us to Pillnitz which is a complex of buildings built as a summer residence for the Saxon kings. The park was started in 1539 and palaces were built in the 1700s.
There are Japanese gardens and one main claim to fame: an old camellia tree (over 200 years old) that has its own house to keep it from freezing in the winter. We didn't get to go into any of the buildings and didn't stay long because we heard thunder and saw lightening while we were there. Shortly after leaving, the pouring rain started. The camellia tree is in front of the glass house.
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