A day in Speyer

Day 11 of our holiday was spent in Speyer, this time with camera. We had no difficulty parking and immediately made our way through the park to the roadway to the Rhine. In the park there are a few sculptures.

There were a lot of people coming up the roadway from the Rhine. I thought they were early morning walkers but it turned out to be people from a Viking River Cruise. We had a lovely walk along the banks of the Rhine pausing here and there to admire sculptures or boats and stopping frequently to remove gravel from our sandals.

Following our walk we went back through the park and made our way to the Dom zu Speyer (The Cathedral of Speyer).

The Cathedral of Speyer is one of the largest and most impressive romanesque buildings in Germany. It was built in 1030 and consecrated in 1061.







The Rathaus (city hall) is representative of late baroque architecture.

                                                                                                                       

The main city gate is one of the tallest and most important city gates in Germany.

Jim wanted to visit the Technik Museum Speyer (the Technical Museum) but I was not interested so I got a seat in the park near the children's playground and read my book so both of us were happy! For company I had a giant arachnid.

Here are a sample of the things Jim saw. He got into a submarine and decided he did not want to repeat the experience. There was a chute on a 737 - he wouldn't go down that either!

The Trinity Church has a richly painted wooden vaulted ceiling and wood carvings on the pulpit, altar and galleries.

Sculpture of a pilgrim, I think. My German is not so good.

Finally back to Walldorf and a well-deserved pint for the driver!