still some vacation pictures from late february / early march left. i did not feel like posting for a while, work related things that brought me down were the reason for neglecting this blog. i hope to get back on the top of things now. while my parents were visiting me we made a trip to limburg - a city in west hessia that is known for its cathedral ( and a scandal that involved the catholic diocese spending a lot of money for renovating the seat of the the bishop ). the inner city with its medieval core is also really something worth to discover.
old german inscription above a door entrance. it's a house blessing.
a decoration bicycle.
it stood in front of a lavender coloured shop that sold lavender related things.
random zebra looking out onto the alleys.
when i get old i will nag all day long. that's going to be funny!
most beautiful timber framed houses!
occasionally i stumble over old mail boxes. i'm sure i've seen these in almost every german city i've been visiting.
face door knobs.
there were two houses in the city that were artistically equal. one of them housed sculptures, the other was a bakery. they once belonged to the same person, a baker called friedel hensler who also had a faible for sculpting.
the house was really interesting. this is the one that housed the sculptures of friedel hensler.
they reminded me so much of walter moers' books.
in front of the town church st. sebastian.
timber framed house details.
it was a very grey and foggy morning ( but the sky would soon open up and let sunshine in ).
the limburg cathedral in the mist.
view onto the diocesan centre st. nikolaus - subject matter of one of the biggest churchly scandals in germany of the last few years. this is the chapel st. maria.
the entry to the cemetery.
a better view onto the center.
as the modern architecture of the diocesan center didn't attract us that much we decided to enter the cathedral soon. a view onto the graveyard.
the fog was really thick.
the cathedral is one of the most beautiful romanesque buildings in germany and the wall paintings still originate to this time.
it's a rather unornamental interior inside the cathedral, but it still lasts an impression on you.
coffin monument. forgot who it was dedicated to.
we then decided to give the cemetery a go. this was inside the ossuary.
reentering the inner city.
more timber frame details.
little cellar doors.
the old bridge over the river lahn.
statues on the bridge.
what would be a river without its ducks?
this one was especially beautiful.
rooty water trees.
the cathedral from the river banks. the building on the left side is castle limburg. don't ask me why we never checked out this castle, i kind of thought it had to do with the cathedral.
slowly we departed from the inner city of limburg. and slowly the fog disappeared to make way for the sun.
and then it was time to take in all the beauty.
geese enjoying the sun.
on our way back into town the buildings were even more beautiful while the sun was shining.
and we stopped at a cafe to eat some cake and drink some coffee. these yeast mice were really cute.
a good view onto friedel hensler's bakery.
and his house. it fascinated me a lot.
only the one lives who is pleased to live life.
in the afternoon there was a small carnival procession going on. a lot of children throwing sweets around.
the dancing - a sculpture that commemorates the survivors of the big plague.
old german: and the world started to live and to be happy again.
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