saxony
visit Dresden, the capital of the federal state of Saxony and go to hike up the Bastei in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains
visit the Monument to the Battle of the Nations Völkerschlachtdenkmal in Leipzig, that remembers the fight between Germany, Russia and Napoleonic France, and was erected solely by means of donations
if you fancy: go to Leipzig in Saxony for the annual Wave-Gothic-Treffen during Pentecost, a meeting of fans of dark music styles such as Wave, Gothic music and EBM.
spend some time in a small city off the beaten track to soak up the culture and the life in Eastern Germany. Try Bautzen, Cottbus or Goerlitz for a starter
visit the Ore Mountains Erzgebirge in Saxony and go to Freiberg, a city with a 800-year heritage of mining and a university that is world-renowned for its competence in Geo-sciences. When being there you should visit the mine that is run by the Freiberg university. It's used for training future Geo-scientists and open to visitors.
brandenburg and berlin
visit Berlin, the capital of Germany and undoubted centre of nightlife and culture in Central Europe.
visit the Sorbs, a Slawic minority in Germany, that settle in the rural areas between Berlin and Dresden and preserved their old heritage and culture. Try to be there for the Easter celebrations.
get a bike and go along the Oder-Neisse-Bike-Trail, a long-distance biking trail from Zittau by the Czech-border to Ruegen at the Baltic Sea.