In celebration of the beginning of March, Allison, Nancy and I went on a very short and sweet trip to Aachen, Germany. March is Nancy and my favorite month, and just happens to be both of our birthday months as well. March is just such a great month, the sun starts to shine, but not too bright, the flowers begin to bloom, the frost melts, and people begin to smile more. Its the start to something new, Spring! Love it.
Aachen is about a 30 minute bus ride from Maastricht and super easy to get to. It was a fun little jaunt across borders for a little sight seeing. Aachen is an old medieval town and was home to Charlemagne during the winter months between792 and 814 AD, so it's pretty old.
Charlemagne
The Aachen Cathedral is pretty magnificent. It is the oldest church in Northern Europe, and was the church for the Coronation of German Kings and Queens for nearly 600 years. Construction began in 792 and it was consecrated in 805, but has undergone many renovations.
The Cathedral
(my camera was still broken so I had only my phone)
My phone doesn't do it justice, it was insanely beautiful.
After going inside the Cathedral we wandered around and happened upon a little museum that explained some of Aachens extensive history. I don't remember much but they had some cool interactive exhibits. We then continued to wander and meander in and out of stores. There wasn't much else to see and we were getting cold so we decided to head back to Maastricht for a much needed nap. We didn't leave before getting a pretzel with chives, of course. So delicious.
Nap time on the bus home
Great day trip to Germany!
No comments:
Post a Comment