Originally Posted by
nspatafora
Resurrecting the thread because I will be spending 4 days in Halle / Saale for a conference in June 2011. I'll be taking a day off. I am wondering whether it is worthwhile doing an excursion to Leipzig, or whether I should just go all the way to Berlin...
definitely go to Leipzig, there's so much to see if you're interested in history (did you know that Leipzig played a very important role in the revolution 1989?) or in music (did you know that J.S.Bach lived in Leipzig?)
I can give you more details if you want