Germany Life

WORMS GERMANY VISIT
On November 23, 2013, Judy and Bob Palmer took us to Worms in their car. The weather was cold but clear for the most part. We had heard so much about this old city that is located close to Mannheim but just far enough away that we had not been able to get there. The Palmers are wonderful tour guides and this is a city that is close to where they live so they knew so many nice places to see in the city. This is one of the oldest cities in Germany. We saw among many things the "Dom" Cathedral, the Martin Luther's memorial, and the Jewish Cemetery dating from the 11th century.

Walking through the town, the Weihnachts (Christmas) buildings where getting setup.

The big Christmas tree in the town center.

This is how they stand up a cut tree that is so big. A hole in the plaza that they put the tree into with wood wedges to hold it. Quite a big task I would think.

While walking around we saw a travel burro that had a good deal on travel to some warm island so the Palmers went in and got travel set up to go there. They are always traveling someplace.

Behind us is a large rotating bronze wheel/fountain with the city's history and legends depicted on it.

The Lutherdenkmal (Martin Luther memorial) with other important reformation Christian/Protestant people around him.

One side of the monument shows the Luther trial known as the Diet of Worms.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Germany (1076). Many of the grave stones are in Hebrew and so worn with age that some do not have visible writings any longer. The green moss on the stones and the different angles of them along with the fall leaves made it a pleasant and memorable experience.

The Dom, St. Peter Cathedral is a very impressive part of the Worms history. The church was heavily damaged in WWII with all the windows destroyed. I like the red sandstone and the stone carvings inside the most at this cathedral.