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Trier, Germany

BajaBlanca - 7-17-2021 at 11:33 PM

So sorry for taking so long to check back in but we have been BUSY! My son is on vacation for the month, my daughter in law is just amazing at taking us on villages close by and my grand daughter is the cutest little princess EVER!

So, yesterday we went to Trier and since we are on a mission to see a lot of places, I will start with the enchanting city of Trier, one of the OLDEST IN GERMANY!!!!

and the best part, amigos, is that I can finally post photos!














BajaBlanca - 7-17-2021 at 11:36 PM

The last photo is PORTA NIGRA or the black door. This is what traveladvisor has on the internet:

Porta Nigra
City Gate
Tripadvisor (2.6k)

The Porta Nigra is a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany. It is today the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps. It is designated as part of the Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier UNESCO World Heritage Site.

[Edited on 7-18-2021 by BajaBlanca]

BajaBlanca - 7-17-2021 at 11:52 PM

Here is some wiki information on Trier


Trier, formerly known in English as Treves and Triers, is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the west of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, near the border with Luxembourg and within the important Moselle wine region.
Wikipedia



Here are some more photos of this beautiful town:



Bronze replica









A map of Berlin for David Kier! I guess I will never look at a map again without thinking of the map expert! Thanks again for posting the Turkey photos...I will add more one day.







I am not sure why this photo came out so bizarre? I must have presserd some button on my phone camera. There are 2 churches right next to each other. One is a basilica and i was able to enter, The other is called THE DOM and it was closed for a special event but I could hear the choir singing! Major goose bumps!!






Here is a pic of us in the square!!! Just to prove we are really here. I still ask my granddaughter to pinch me every once in a while. You can see the basilica in between the buildings.





We had vietnamese food for lunch since my granddaughter was craving Pho. The bowl is almost bigger than she is LOL



BajaBlanca - 7-18-2021 at 12:07 AM

statues at the Basilica








Other gorgeous buildings. I am intrigued by the facades.













[Edited on 7-18-2021 by BajaNomad]

John Harper - 7-18-2021 at 05:38 AM

Amazing to see such history still integrated into society. I wonder if the units built above the Porta Nigra were for soldiers, or built later on, as housing for citizens? It looks like it originally was just a wall, then built above at a later period.

John


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David K - 7-18-2021 at 06:43 AM

Great that you can access Postimages.org in Germany!

surfhat - 7-18-2021 at 10:05 AM

Ah yes, the stuff [Grandma and Grandpa] dreams are made of.

And Germany too, is awesome on its own.

JC43 - 7-18-2021 at 11:34 AM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  


There are 2 churches right next to each other. One is a basilica and i was able to enter, The other is called THE DOM and it was closed for a special event but I could hear the choir singing! Major goose bumps!!





We had vietnamese food for lunch since my granddaughter was craving Pho. The bowl is almost bigger than she is LOL





Why don`t you tell all BajanNomads, why the `Porta Nigra`is a Roman gate in Germany? Don`t you know the history? That the Roman Empire once streched into Germany. AND, amazing, even into England.
And YES, learning about German culture it is defenately a wise decission to eat Vietnamese food. German food has more to offer!!! The German cuisine is next to the French the one w/ the greatest variety in the world.
If i.e. it comes to sausage, there is no other country in the world with a greater variety. Same with bread! You should have entered a butcher shop to see that in person and being convinced. You will never see that again in another contry. Maybe you have a day or tow left???

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motoged - 7-18-2021 at 11:50 AM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Great that you can access Postimages.org in Germany!


David....that new-fangled internet thing is amazing, eh .... :biggrin:

AKgringo - 7-18-2021 at 11:59 AM

I can't seem to be able to post images with the VLN (virtual luddite network) connection that I use!

JC43 - 7-18-2021 at 12:12 PM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
I can't seem to be able to post images with the VLN (virtual luddite network) connection that I use!


Use Kaspersky! The Russians are the best!

David K - 7-18-2021 at 12:25 PM

Quote: Originally posted by motoged  
Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Great that you can access Postimages.org in Germany!


David....that new-fangled internet thing is amazing, eh .... :biggrin:


Maybe you missed Blanca's posting from Turkey? She could not show photos or even see them, there. She was able to access Facebook and email photos to me, however.
So, there was Internet but no Postimages.org there.

motoged - 7-18-2021 at 12:30 PM

Like I said......:biggrin:

JC43 - 7-18-2021 at 01:07 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  



There are 2 churches right next to each other. One is a basilica and i was able to enter, The other is called THE DOM


Blanca, neither a Basilica nor a Dom is an ordinary church.
If your daughter-in-Law is a German, she might know.
If she is a U.S. citizen, well, the meaning of a Basilika or a Cathedral in the U.S. is very different from the original meaning. So she can`t know.
A Dom in its original meaning does not exist inside the U.S. All this is based on history, which reaches back more than 2000 years in Germany or other countries of Europe. About 2000 years ago the Romans occupied parts of Europe. And those names like Basilica or Dom etc. are coming from that age. Nevertheless ------- have fun in Germany and try some German sausage you never have seen before with a bread you never will see again in the wolrd!

BajaBlanca - 7-18-2021 at 10:27 PM

I had German sausage yesterday at my son's soccer game. OH SOOOO GOOD! I added spicey mustard to it and I am sure I committed a big mistake when I put some ketchup on it too but I love ketchup!

Basilica's I know well since we went to the big one in Mexico City as well as many in Poland....Dom, I had never heard of.

No one is German but my grandmother was born in Kiel and grew up in Hamburg, my grandfather's parents were both German! (He was born in Brazil but went to school here). I am very much enjoying exploring her country!!

Elona - 7-19-2021 at 06:30 AM

Quote: Originally posted by JC43  

Blanca, neither a Basilica nor a Dom is an ordinary church.
If your daughter-in-Law is a German, she might know.
If she is a U.S. citizen, well, the meaning of a Basilika or a Cathedral in the U.S. is very different from the original meaning. So she can`t know.
A Dom in its original meaning does not exist inside the U.S. All this is based on history, which reaches back more than 2000 years in Germany or other countries of Europe. About 2000 years ago the Romans occupied parts of Europe. And those names like Basilica or Dom etc. are coming from that age. Nevertheless ------- have fun in Germany and try some German sausage you never have seen before with a bread you never will see again in the wolrd!


Cathedral and dome are the same. One word comes from Latin, the other from French. Both terms denote an episcopal church. The official church of a bishop or archbishop is called a cathedral.

Basilica describes the shape of a church. A Basilica has an architectual style that comes from the Roman and has at least three naves. The middle ship is higher than the two side ships and has its own light.

There are also the honorary titles "Basilica maior" and "Basilica minor". This is how the Vatican distinguishes certain churches.

But we have one more in Germany, namely the Münster:

A minster church is actually a monastery church. Usually it is used to describe a parish church. The famous Ulm Minster, which is as big as many cathedrals, was never a bishopric and is therefore a cathedral church. The Ulm Münster is the church with the highest steeple in the world and the largest Protestant church in Germany.

The term "Münster" comes from the Latin monasterium for monastery or monastery church.

David K - 7-19-2021 at 06:51 AM

Thank you, Elona... You saved me from explaining 'cathedral' and you did it much better!

Years ago, I had to correct first myself, than others, when I thought a cathedral was just a large, ornate church (such as San Ignacio and San Javier, in Baja California).

Elona - 7-19-2021 at 07:39 AM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Thank you, Elona... You saved me from explaining 'cathedral' and you did it much better!


You are welcome, David. I thank you!
Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  
I had German sausage yesterday at my son's soccer game. OH SOOOO GOOD! I added spicey mustard to it and I am sure I committed a big mistake when I put some ketchup on it too but I love ketchup!


No, that is no mistake. Some like mustard and some like ketchup, but even better is a Currywurst. So don't leave Germany without trying the famous German Currywurst. The grilled sausage is cut into pieces and covered with a spicy sauce.

JC43 - 7-20-2021 at 05:24 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  
I had German sausage yesterday at my son's soccer game. OH SOOOO GOOD! I added spicey mustard to it and I am sure I committed a big mistake when I put some ketchup on it too but I love ketchup!

Basilica's I know well since we went to the big one in Mexico City as well as many in Poland....Dom, I had never heard of.

No one is German but my grandmother was born in Kiel and grew up in Hamburg, my grandfather's parents were both German! (He was born in Brazil but went to school here). I am very much enjoying exploring her country!!


On a soccer game you won`t get sausage. Other than you are talking about brats. Sausage and brats are something differnt like apples and pears. Brats are grilled. Sausage, you want to eat on bread. Well, maybe you should stay some more days?