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es go west the zees go west a new englander moves to new mexico wednesday december 11 2024 würzburg lower franconia bavaria port number 4 of the grand european tour on the viking skirnir november 2024 although würzburg is a city of 130 000 we only went to the würzburger residenz würzburg residence from wikipedia the prince bishops of würzburg resided in the marienberg fortress on a hill west of the main river until the early 18th century johann philipp franz von schönborn 1719 24 moved the court to a palace erected in 1701 4 the predecessor of the residence however the rather small palace did not in his opinion measure up to his position as an absolute monarch he was looking for something comparable to the palace of versailles or schönbrunn palace 1 52 having won a sum of 600 000 florins a fortune at the time in a court case in the year of his accession he used the funds to undertake a building project that would proclaim his political standing to all a portion of the residence as seen from the back garden detail from one of the over 300 rooms quite frankly i found the scale and design of the place pretty overwhelming so many wings so baroque largest fresco etc yes we saw the bedroom where napoleon once slept he reportedly called the place the largest parsonage in europe i just couldn t help thinking my socialist thoughts about how much money was spent basically to satisfy the pride and arrogance of a single man the prince bishop money that could have helped the people who lived nearby when i am overwhelmed i often focus on small details that is my excuse for this final photograph in the residence found inside the modern public restrooms posted by clairz at 8 49 am no comments labels prince bishops würburger residenz würzburg residence tuesday december 10 2024 miltenberg lower franconia bavaria port number 3 of the grand european tour on the viking skirnir november 2024 judging from the fountain that greeted us just outside of the public restrooms the folks in the town of miltenberg pop 9400 more or less have a sense of humor note miltenberg residents are referred to as group pissers by the people in the surrounding towns alter marktplatz town square i am always fascinated by the way europeans blend modern shops with medieval structures this statue indicates here is a catholic settlement memorial brasses set into the sidewalk in front of the houses where jews lived and were taken away by the nazis the brasses tell when they were taken and when where they died in the death camps built in 1333 the same building as above you can see how the oak beams have warped over the centuries as the building has settled hotel zum riesen inn of the giant the giant hotel said to be the oldest in germany built in 1411 according to our tour guide but i found places online saying parts of it date from 1158 elvis presley stayed there when he was in the u s army and stationed in germany old town hall sandstone building from the 14th century it is still used for cultural events and concerts yellow building now housing a butcher shop miltenberg note as pointed out by the tour guide during the witchcraft trials butchers and bakers were never accused of witchcraft possibly because they were so essential to the townspeople germany has over 1000 kinds of sausage and 3000 kinds of bread posted by clairz at 11 23 am no comments labels bakers butchers hotel jews market squares medieval buildings miltenberg nazis town halls friday december 6 2024 köln cologne port 2 of the grand european tour on the viking skirnir november 2024 cologne cathedral was built between 1248 and 1880 with many interruptions at the time it was completed it was the tallest building in the world pollution has darkened the stones of the cathedral and it is being gently cleaned using a low pressure microparticle blasting technique with repairs being made along the way gypsy woman in front of the cathedral our tour guide was quite angry about the presence of gypsies and repeatedly warned us not to engage with them she said that although they received housing and income assistance from the government they prey on tourists as pickpockets and scammers i was fascinated by their colorful skirts the interior of the cathedral made us feel so small this is my amateurish photo of some of the cologne cathedral s stained glass for a lovely collection of photos showing details of this and other windows in the cathedral go to https buffaloah com a virtual ger colog cathed int html the 14th century clara altar in one of the chapels of the cathedral the altar is made up of a large number of wooden panels separated by wood carvings in the gothic style originally painted for a 14th century franciscan nunnery in cologne the panels depict scenes from the life of christ description of the altar from https www werelderfgoedfotos nl en photos 121 cologne cathedral html after visiting the cathedral we wandered around a bit coming across this bakery theses nougatbrezels were the most delicious soft pretzels i ve ever eaten the dough was rolled around a cinnamon mixture before forming the pretzel which was drizzled with a sugar glaze and coated with slivered almonds if anyone can point me to a recipe i would love to try my hand at sweet pretzel making posted by clairz at 6 19 am no comments labels cologne germany köln pretzels thursday december 5 2024 kinderdijk port 1 of the grand european tour on the viking skirnir november 2024 after boarding the ship in amsterdam our first stop was in kinderdijk in the netherlands south holland province we learned how the dutch have been managing the waters that would otherwise flood their low lying land and the engineering expertise that they have developed over the centuries the more i learned about clever dutch engineering planning and management the more my admiration and understanding grew for the dutch family vandenboom i married into and for my own dutch ancestors the gibersons guibersons looking up the canal showing some of the 19 windmills built around 1740 the job of miller was handed down from father to son and now to daughters as well sometimes over as many as 16 generations one of the fathers built a small scale windmill unfortunately not shown here for his little son so that the boy could mimic his father s tasks on the larger mill and thus safely learn his future job this photo was meant to show just how tall the windmill stretches up inside there were steep stairways more like ladders from the kitchen living room floor to the one where the parents of the family slept to the floors with small rooms for the sons and for the daughters of the family at one time a family of 14 lived here november 18 1741 a huge storm caused the catastrophic st elizabeth s flood which drowned both people and villages a folk tale grew up over time telling the story of searchers finding a child floating in a cradle that was kept in balance by a cat that jumping back and forth on the basket to keep it from sinking this brass monument to the tale is called beatrice s cradle unveiled 600 years after the flood posted by clairz at 8 47 am no comments labels kinderdijk netherlands windmills a grand european tour viking skirnir from https www vikingrivercruises com ships longships viking skirnir html on november 11 2024 my friend florence and i boarded the viking river ship skirnir for our grand european tour over the next 18 days we would visit a village in the southern part of the netherlands see many medieval villages in bavaria germany then travel to austria and hungary we also chose an inland trip extension to prague in the czech republic for an additional three days we would travel on the rhine river the main river through the main danube canal and finally on the danube river as a friend of mine said following our journey from back in new mexico the ship would go through 67 locks allowing it to essentially climb over a mountain range and down the other side in a manner of speaking florence and i have traveled with a group of friends on some big ocean bound ships that held between 2000 and 4000 passengers on such ships we would occasionally see a person twice but never to speak with the skirnir on the other hand had a total of 180 190 passengers allowing us to meet a great number of people especially since the dining room was large enough to hold all of us at once this was really the best part of the trip for us getting to know people from all over the united states canada china and australia at a time when our own country is so politically divided it was a relief to be able to chat with people and trade stories that made us all aware of the things we have in common the following blog posts will chronicle our journeys port 1 kinderdijk port 2 köln cologne port 3 miltenberg lower franconia bavaria port 4 würzburg lower franconia bavaria posted by clairz at 8 41 am no comments labels austria czech republic germany hungary netherlands viking river cruises viking skirnir saturday 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