I was only in Leipzig for a couple of hours on the way from Dresden to Berlin.
Leipzig' station is less like a station and more like a shopping centre.
Johann Sebastian Bach worked in Leipzig from 1723 to 1750 and his remains are in a grave at Leipzig's Church of St. Thomas.
In 1989 Leipzig played a significant role in instigating the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, protests took place in and around St. Nicholas Church.
(When I visited I was lucky enough to find a choir and orchestra rehearsing for the Bachfest concert inside)
The October 1989 protests in Leipzig, put pressure on the GDR and forced the resignation of leaders, the government,
