Let me bring you back to Germany. Of course , I have been to Germany and so has my family on several trips , but need to have some personal pictures in my blog for the memories of always as my blog is my life’s history in a way, and we would love to be back, eventually. I have other posts on the country but this will be my rendition of my personal curiosities of Germany !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.
When I came with the family was usually coming from our base in Luxembourg but on one particular occasion we went straight to Germany and rented a house in the wine of the Saar ,The rental was at Weingut Willems-Willems , and we took the 2nd floor of the building, This is a wine producing family on the ground floor winery with rooms on the upper floors, While there we had the chance to see the wonderful Festival of beers and local white wines , dances , traditional music groups etc with a winery on practically every block of the small town of Oberemmel, Later we went to visit the Bitburg brewery after all we drank their beers there !! This festival is now running on its 53rd edition !!! It is a very small town less than 2K folks , but very quant and friendly and central to going out in Germany western parts and Luxembourg.
The local tourist office of Saar Obermosel: https://www.saar-obermosel.de/
The official Willems-Willems winery: https://www.schiefer-trifft-muschelkalk.de/en/willemswillems-16.html
Our main city there over the years have been Trier, from way back in our European escapes coming over from the USA, before living in France. Our nostalgic favorite German City , and the oldest indeed ! Many family memories here to make a blog !
The one area you need to visit and walk all over it is the main square or Hauptmarkt a gorgeous with many fountains and statues of great architecture beauty , It is located in the historic city center directly in front of the cathedral city in what is now the district of Mitte/Gartenfeld. The most important shopping streets of the city meet here.
The market cross stands on an old Roman column, which from 1200 also served as a pillory, which was a symbol for the market court. Four holes can still be seen today, to which chains with collars, shackles and a stone of shame were attached. Reports from the middle of the 14C testify to allegedly two further pillory. The original market Cross is exhibited in the Simeonstift Municipal Museum (see post) since 1964. The Trier market cross is probably the oldest of the medieval market crosses in Europe, most of which have been preserved in Belgium and France. The Petrusbrunnen or Peter’s spring fountain in the southern area of the square, created by the sculptor Hans Ruprecht Hoffmann in 1594/95, stands at the intersection of Grabenstrasse and Dietrichstrasse streets. On its top stands a figure of the city’s patron saint, Peter, which gave the fountain its name. The four cardinal virtues are grouped over a hexagonal basin, namely Justitia, with sword and scales, Fortitudo , strength, with a broken column, Temperantia , moderation, with wine and water, and Sapientia, wisdom, with mirror and line. Between them are figures of virtue, putti, animals (geese, lions, dolphins, eagles, monkeys), the city coat of arms and various decorative elements. The coat of arms of the Diocese of Trier (a red cross on silver) is also included, with the coat of arms of Bishop Johann VII von Schönenberg (three silver crosses on black) small in the middle. In addition to its decorative function, the fountain originally served to supply water and was fed by the water pipe from the so-called Herrenbrünnchen. Only since the installation of a central water supply in Trier has it been purely an ornamental fountain.
The main market or Hauptmarkt was a place for selling goods and trading in the medieval town.Two-thirds of the market surrounds with houses from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism and late historicism have been preserved. Today, numerous large and representative buildings are characteristic of the city, including the Hauptwache and the former cathedral hotel in the Neo-Renaissance style of German origin. There is also the Steipe, a town house built around 1430 and (after it was completely destroyed in WWII) rebuilt in the 20C with the help of “creative monument preservation” and today the representation house of the city council as well as the Red House with the saying about the legendary founding Trier through Trebeta. The church of St. Gangolf is only accessible from the market through a baroque gate and is otherwise completely rebuilt.
Two wonderful Festivals we have been here are the Old Town Festival ,which extends from the Porta Nigra in the north to the Viehmarkt or cattle market in the south at the end of June, with the tradition of pinning a bouquet of flowers to the figure of Saint Peter to ensure nice weather on the holidays, and our favorite the Christmas market in December
The Trier tourist office on the Hauptmarkt: https://www.trier-info.de/en/places-of-interest/main-market
There you go folks , a wonderful time spent with family, memories forever, and you must visit these places me think, worth the detour. I am glad I did and always looking forward to be back, eventually. Again, hope you have enjoy my personal curiosities of Germany as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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