Images from the
Benedictine Abbey
View from our room on the uppermost floor of the abbey guest house.
Our very modern bathroom.
Casting over the entrance door to the abbey guest house.
Turret on the abbey guest house.
Spire on the portion of the abbey guest house currently being renovated.
Flowers in the abbey courtyard. These flowers are in the geranium family.
Crucifix and altar in the chapel we used for Morning Prayer and Compline.
Altar frontal in the chapel
Madonna and child statue in the chapel
I'm guessing that this is a statue of Benedict of Nursia, the founder of the Benedictines (Order of Saint Benedict)
Small pipe organ in the chapel
Tabernacle in the chapel
Pilgrims participating in Morning Prayer
Statue in the stair well of the abbey guest house
Brother Rabinos...our guide on our tour of the abbey
Original pulpit in the church attached to the abbey
Side altar in the abbey church
Another side altar in the abbey church
Pipe organ in the abbey church
I'm guessing that organ pipes are housed here
Yet another side altar in the abbey church
The choir of the abbey church
Brother Rabinos explaining the history of the abbey church
The main altar of the abbey church
A fresco on the ceiling
Another fresco on the ceiling
Another fresco on the ceiling
Yet another fresco on the ceiling
Statue of Joseph and the infant Jesus
Crucifix in the abbey church
Pillar detail in the abbey church
Bell tower of the abbey church
Brother Rabinos explaining the construction methods used in the new guest house building
New guest house building. This building also houses the abbey's early development center
Passageway in the basement of the new guest house building that connects to the older buildings of the abbey
Brother Rabinos in the abbey store
The "spirits" section of the abbey store
The butcher section of the abbey store
Fresh meat in the abbey store
Fresh meat in the abbey store
Name plaque outside the door of our room in the guest house
The hall outside our door in the abbey guest house
Pilgrims waiting for the elusive coach
Capstones on the bridge over Main-Donau-Kanal near the abbey
European Pears
Figs
Walnuts
Common Whitebeam
Paradise Apples
Black Chokeberry
Cows that provide the abbey's dairy needs
Abbey cows
Images from Nuremberg
Pilgrims entering the walled city of Nuremberg
Entrance to the Handwerkerhof (Craftman's Courtyard)
One of the historic buildings used as a granary
The spires of St Lorenz Church
The façade of St Lorenz Church
Pilgrims in the nave of St Lorenz Church
Statuary inside St Lorenz Church
Historic pulpit in St Lorenz Church
Triptych in St Lorenz Church
Side monument dedicated to someone named "Sophia"
Main altar and crucifix in St Lorenz Church
Another triptych in St Lorenz Church
Monument in St Lorenz Church depicting the Last Supper
Another triptych in St Lorenz Church
This appears to be a choir stall
Pew decoration
Pew decoration
Angelic Salutation (German: Engelsgruß) is an assemblage of limewood sculptures celebrating the Annunciation by the German artist Veit Stoss in 1518. It was created for the medieval church of St. Lorenz in Nuremberg, southern Germany, where it hangs on a metal chain in the center of the choir facing the high altar.
Crucifix in St Lorenz Church
Statuary in St Lorenz Church
Nassau House (Nassauer Haus / Nassauer House), also known as the Schlusselfelder Foundation House (Schlusselfeldersche Stiftungshaus) is a medieval residential tower, which is one of the most famous and significant sights of Nuremberg. The Nassau House is the only surviving residential tower in Nuremberg, which was not completely destroyed (but badly damaged) during World War II and which is considered one of the oldest buildings and one of the few examples of Romanesque architecture in the city.
The Heilig-Geist-Spital (English: Holy Spirit Hospital) in Nuremberg was the largest hospital in the former Free Imperial City of Nuremberg. It was used as a hospital and nursing home. Its chapel was also the depository of the Imperial Regalia, the crown jewels of the Holy Roman Empire, between 1424 and 1796.
Frauenkirche, a Roman Catholic church located on the eastern side of the Hauptmarkt.
Schöner Brunnen is a 14th-century fountain located on Nuremberg's Hauptmarkt (main market) next to the town hall and is considered one of the main attractions of the city's Historical Mile. The fountain is approximately 19 meters high and has the shape of a Gothic spire.
A tower that is part of the wall around old Nuremberg
Historic Bavarian architecture
Iconic Bavarian architecture
Frauenkirche, a Roman Catholic church located on the eastern side of the Hauptmarkt.
Crucifix in St Sebald Church
Tomb of St Sebaldus
Main altar in St Sebald Church
Statue of Madonna and child in St Sebald Church
Another Madonna and child statue
Statuary in St Sebald Church
Restoration worker restoring a status in St Sebald Church
Another restoration project in St Sebald Church
Façade of St Sebald Church
Plaque outside St Sebald Church. Translation: THE NUREMBERG COMPOSER JOHANN PACHELBEL 1653 - 1706 WORKED AS THE ORGANIST AT ST. SEBALD FROM 1695 - 1706 MUSIC IS A PRELUDE TO ETERNAL LIFE
Images from the
Dachau Concentration
Camp Memorial Site
Pilgrims waiting outside the Visitor's Center for our guide.
Outer wall of the Visitor's Center
Our guide Stefan giving us an orientation before the tour.
Part of the wall that existed around the Dachau Concentration Camp
Stefan showing a map of the original camp
Entrance to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Stefan explaining the history of the camp to the pilgrims.
Part of the railway platform near the entrance to the camp. This platform and rail siding were not used to transport prisoners to Dachau. The prisoners were unloaded in Dachau's main rail station and forced to walk through town to the camp.
A guard tower on the perimeter of the camp
The parade/assembly grounds for the camp's prisoners
Wrought iron gate at the entrance to the camp. The gate includes the slogan "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work makes you free).
A reconstructed barrack that represents the structure of each barrack over the history of the camp's use.
Foundations symbolizing the layout of the camp during World War II.
Camp guard tower.
The trench that existed inside the perimeter of the camp walls to prevent prisoners from escaping. The trench is approximately five feet deep.
Perimeter trench
The spire of the Orthodox chapel. This chapel was built outside the camp perimeter while other chapels were allowed to be built inside the camp perimeter.
Pilgrims listening to Stefan's explanation of the perimeter trenches.
Statue dedicated to the Unknown Prisoner.
The crematory building.
Stefan showed a map of all the concentration and extermination camps built during World War II.
Crematory ovens
Michele viewing the placard describing the crematory.
Prisoner bunks (reconstructed) that existed between 1933 and 1937.
Prisoner bunks (reconstructed) that existed between 1933 and 1937.
Image and text from the bunk room placard.
Prisoner bunks (reconstructed) after 1938
Image and text from the bunk room placard.
Prisoner lockers and stools in the barrack common room.
The barrack common room.
Prisoner washroom
Prisoner latrine
Prisoner bunks (reconstructed) in the mid 1940's
Prisoner coding scheme chart.
Prisoner bunks (reconstructed) that existed between 1933 and 1937.
Prisoner memorial in front of the museum.
This monument states the purpose of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site in four languages. The statement in english says "May the example of those who were exterminated here between 1933-1945 help to unite the living for the defence of peace and freedom and in respect for their fellow man."
Images from Schlehdorf
Lake (Kochelsee) vista from the north shore
Mount Jochberg (elevation 5,135 ft) on the south shore of Kochelsee
Thistle growing on the path to the church on the hill
Boat houses on Kochelsee
Hogweed along the path to Kochelsee
Former Roman Catholic church in Schlehdorf
Former Roman Catholic church in Schlehdorf
Interior of the former Roman Catholic church
Interior of the former Roman Catholic church
Pilgrims at the cooperative on the grounds of the former Roman Catholic church in Schlehdorf
Entrance to the Schlehdorf cooperative
Holy Eucharist at lake side
Holy Eucharist at lake side
Holy Eucharist at lake side
Holy Eucharist at lake side
Holy Eucharist at lake side
Holy Eucharist at lake side
Holy Eucharist at lake side
Holy Eucharist at lake side
Holy Eucharist at lake side
Morning Prayer location on our last morning in Schlehdorf
Morning Prayer at the lake
Morning Prayer at the lake
Morning Prayer at the lake
Images from Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Iconic Bavarian storefront
View from the gondola taking us half-way up the mountain
View from the gondola taking us half-way up the mountain
Glorious mountains at the top of the first gondola ride
Panoramic vista(4 images stitched together)
View from the top of the Kreuzeckbahn Bergstation...Elevation 5,380 feet
Pilgrims at Kreuzeckbahn Bergstation
Images from
Schloss Neuschwanstein
and
Schloss Hohenschwangau
Pilgrims waiting at the ticket kiosk
Pilgrims waiting at the ticket kiosk
Pilgrims waiting at the ticket kiosk
Neuschwanstein from the village below
View from atop the Neuschwanstein plateau
View from atop the Neuschwanstein plateau
View from atop the Neuschwanstein plateau
View from atop the Neuschwanstein plateau
Neuschwanstein from the visitor's center
The east side of Neuschwanstein
The main turret of Neuschwanstein
Main entrance to Neuschwanstein
West turret of Neuschwanstein
Neuschwanstein gargoyle
The inner courtyard of Neuschwanstein
The inner courtyard of Neuschwanstein
The inner courtyard of Neuschwanstein
The back of the main entrance building
Façade of Hohenschwangau
The inner courtyard of Neuschwanstein
The inner courtyard of Neuschwanstein
The inner courtyard of Neuschwanstein
Neuschwanstein from Hohenschwangau
Pilgrims at Neuschwanstein
Images from Munich
Maxine giving the pilgrims an orientation in the building that houses the Marienplatz glockenspiel
The inner courtyard of the old Rathaus
The famous Munich Monk
The Marienplatz glockenspiel
The Marienplatz glockenspiel
The nave of St Peter Church
Side chapel of St Peter Church
Statuary in St Peter Church
Statuary in St Peter Church
Pulpit in St Peter Church
High altar of St Peter Church
Side altar of St Peter Church
Maxine talking about the Munich Viktualienmarkt
The beer garden in the center of the Viktualienmarkt
The original Rathaus Building, now a toy museum
Moonfire Dahlia in the Viktualienmarkt
Façade of Theatinerkirche
Spire of the Theatinerkirche
Pilgrims waiting for the coach at the end of the day
Nave of the Frauenkirche
Stained glass window in Frauenkirche
Pilgrims entering Marienplatz
Nave of the Asamkirche
Nave of the Asamkirche
Statuary in the Asamkirche
Statuary in Asamkirche
