The prisoners, aboard a train, were struck with awe when the boxcar's doors opened, revealing the beautiful city of Dresden. This made me think of seeing heaven for the first time. Even though they were prisoners of war, arriving in the city changed the mood to wonder and awe. The architecture amazed them, as well as the impressing size of the city. This part of the chapter gave me the image of being in heaven for the first time. I saw in my head great buildings glowing a soft, warm gold, with elaborate carvings covering the stone. People in flowing cream colored clothes walked the streets, and they knew I was new because of amazed I looked. This image was created by this small portion of the chapter. Sadly, as revealed by Billy, Dresden would not remain "heavenly", as it would be bombed in less than a month.
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