Kerstin’s Blog: Illuminating Augusta’s visit to Berlin 1847

Kerstin’s Blog: Illuminating Augusta’s visit to Berlin 1847

Lite ljus över Augustas besök i Berlin 1847

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The Travel Wardrobe

The Travel Wardrobe

When Kerstin and I started Augusta’s Journey, we decided that in order to get into character of a wealthy 1840s girl (or to be honest, her mother), we should construct garments based on historical records and wear them when we follow in Augusta’s footsteps. We would need a travel wardrobe! For our first leg of this journey, the cruise on Göta Canal, we made 3 different […]

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The famous Hotel de Saxe in Dresden, Germany

The famous Hotel de Saxe in Dresden, Germany

Dresden, 9 July 1847 “Early in the morning on the 5 July, we left Berlin behind us and arrived in the evening to the so highly praised Dresden, where we are staying at Hôtel de Saxe, the city’s most splendid hotel. Our stay here at Hôtel de Saxe is very nice and I would say elegant, if I had not just arrived from Berlin, with […]

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