22. DRESDEN - EUROPE TRIP APRIL 2015

FRIDAY, APRIL 24th

DRESDEN, GERMANY

WE WALKED THROUGH A MARKET PLACE BEFORE VISITING THE
OLD TOWN ON THE ELBE RIVER

In the back ground you can see "The Church of the Holy Cross"

FRAUEKENKIRCHE CHURCH
Church of our Lady

You can see there is a statue by the church, it is a statue of Martin Luther

ORIGINAL BLACKENED BRICKS FROM WORLD WAR II BOMBING

INSIDE THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY

INSIDE THE DOME

BALCONY

BRUEL TERRACE

Academy of Fine Arts

THE ROYAL PALACE (left) AND THE KATHLISCHE HOFKIRCHE (right) A CHURCH

KATHLISCHE HOFKIRCHE

KATHLISCHE HOFKIRCHE

THE ROYAL PALACE

PROCESSION OF THE PRINCES

The largest porcelain mural in the world, it has 25,000 tiles made from

the manufacturer Meissen

 Parade of Princes and Dukes to commemorate the 1000
year reign of  the Wettin Dynasty
 

SEMPER OPERA HOUSE

OLD TOWN DRESDEN

WE HAD LUNCH AT THE MARKET PLACE NEAR OUR CAR

21. GRAFENWOHR - EUROPE TRIP, APRIL 2015

THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd

  EUROPE IS FAMOUS FOR THEIR SMALL CHAPELS ALONG THE ROADSIDES

THE TOWN OF GRAFHENWOHR

ARMY BASE WATER TOWER

John pointed out the tower where Hitler once watched his troops on the parade
grounds and even gave speeches from the water tower

 ON OUR WAY TO OUR GUEST HOUSE

Castle Ruins are everywhere in Europe

 

 CHECKING OUT THE CASTLE FROM OUR BEDROOM WINDOW

 A FARMER WALKING PAST US BY THE GUEST HOUSE

We are in the country

 WE STOPPED TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE FRIEBURG LDS TEMPLE

20. NUREMBURG - EUROPE TRIP APRIL 2015

THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd

VISITING NUREMBERG

 THE MARKET PLACE

 DER SCHOENE BRUNNEN FOUNTAIN

Legends tell that if you spin the brass ring it will give you good luck

The day we visited the fountain was being worked on

 A picture of the fountain with out the construction

 A close up of the fountain

 A TOUR OF THE OLDEST CASTLE THAT WE HAVE SEEN ON OUR TRIP

IT DATES BACK TO THE 1100's.

 

 THE SINWELL TOWER

 LOOKING UP THE WINDING STAIR CASE

113 stairs

 LOOKING DOWN THE STAIR WELL

 A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE CITY BELOW US

19. ROTHENBURG - EUROPE TRIP APRIL 2015

THE REAL MID EVIL TIMES

HARD TO IMAGINE ALL THE TORTURE THAT TOOK PLACE BACK THEN

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HANG OUT IN THIS PLACE?

ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THESE TWISTED PUNISHMENTS IS 

OWE! OWE! OWE!

THIS WOULD BE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE

 

 THE RACK

you are stretched till you break apart, and then they are still not done with you

 

 THUMB SCREWS

they also showed arm and leg screws

 CHAINED TO THE POINT WHERE YOU COULD NOT MOVE

 THE HOIST

your hands are tied behind your back then you are hoisted up,

with a heavy stone as a weight hanging from your feet.

 A RAY OF LIGHT COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER,

BUT THEIR WOULD NEVER BE A RAY OF LIGHT OR HOPE

FOR THE ACCUSED IN HERE

 

 ROTHENBURG AS SEEN IN MID EVIL TIMES

THE MARKET SQUARE WAS WERE THE ACCUSED, BUT

MORE INNOCENT WERE PUT ON DISPLAY

 

  

 quarrelsome women who can not get along

  MASKS OF SHAME

maybe this person got too nosy with his neighbors

 

 

SHAME MASK FOR MEN

The big nose symbolized sticking the person's nose in other people's business.

The horns showed that the wife was cheating on him.

The snake and devil showed the person had very bad thoughts.

 

This shame mask is in the shape of a so called "Wild Man?, on the inside are five iron spikes,

which were for extreme torture.  the mask was worn by men who lead a "wild way of life".

THESE ARE ONLY BUT A PART OF THE ITEMS JOHN AND I SAW IN

THIS MUSEUM.  THIS MUSEUM WERE MANY OF THESE CRUEL

AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS TOOK PLACE.

MAKES ME VERY GRATEFUL THAT I LIVE IN THIS DAY AND AGE.