Before we went to New Zealand on our last mission, we visited with Elder Glen Rudd several times. Each time he told us to go out and see the country - "Don't be a knucklehead and sit in your apartment - go places and do things, you may never get a chance to go back again." We followed Elder Rudd's advice while in New Zealand and continue to follow that advice while here in Germany.
Saturday morning, March 3rd, Elder and Sister Davis joined us to explore the town of Marburg, about an hour's drive from Frankfurt. We drove on the autobahn, took the exit to Marburg and proceeded to find a parking place. Once that was accomplished, the adventure began.
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| Here we go |
This is one of the first sights we saw -
Throughout the city they had cast iron replicas of the the buildings.
Our destination was St. Elizabeth's church and a nearby castle. We followed the signs that said "Schloss" which is a German term for a prominent building - like a castle. This turned out to be quite the hike (all up hill). But it was well worth it. When we got to the top, the church was closed. But we loved the view.
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| View of Marburg |
We made the trek back down - lots of steps and cobblestone walks. When we got down the hill, the town was celebrating Flaching and Karneval, both events happening prior to Ash Wednesday. The soldiers, dressed in 18th century uniforms kept coming in and out of the town hall. We need to learn more German so we can understand more about these holidays and traditions.
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| This is a drinking fountain |
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| Not sure what the shoe represents |
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| In the Centar |
We ate lunch in the Barfus (Barefoot) Cafe. It was delicious. Forgot to take a picture till we had started dessert - a nutella crepe. But here it is.
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| It was very good |
We left Marburg and ventured down the road to Limburg. Here we visited the Limburg Cathedral. All these places require going up, up, up. Usually when we get there - we discover there is another way which we could have driven to save walking so far - but, it is good exercise. We passed several interesting things on the way up and of course on the way back down.
The Cathedral itself was very fascinating. It was hard to get a good picture of it - so we also took a picture of a replica inside. Here we had another breath-taking view. Once back down the hill, we wandered around and found a bakery. The pastries were delicious. Each city has a "centar" where there is shopping for both the local people and visitors. After we finished wandering around Limburg we got back into our car and drove back to Frankfurt and our apartment.
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| Cathedral |
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| Inside the Cathedral |
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| Spectacular view |
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| Still at the top, the great view was just around the corner on the left |
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| A different view of the Cathedral. Where is Gary? Getting the car. |
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| The detail is unbelievable |
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| In Limbug Centar - bakery is just to the left |
"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."
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