The Countryside

Hello from the Bavarian Countryside! I have been having lots of fun with panorama shots. We had a small change in our plans. previously we thought we would spend a total of four days in Nürnberg but instead we spent three days and went to Altmanstein and Mindlestetten, staying with our German friends. We went with them visiting Kelheim, Weltenburg, Limes (limis) and the Befreiungshalle.
We have been having lots of fun. Below is a panorama view of Kelheim from the top of the Befreiungshalle.

On our second day and our first trip out of Mindlestetten Dad and I were taken by our host family to Limes the old Roman wall. It was the northern boundary of the Roman empire and served as a limit as it were to how far the "barbarians" could come. The wall stretched from the Donau in the east and it ran all the way to the Rhine in the east. (To the right is a picture of a replica of a tower that might have been along the wall.) Along this border the Romans built massive fortifications. We also visited one of these forts built over 2000 years ago! Today all you can see are the foundations of the buildings.

The third day of our stay took us down the Donau river (Danube in English) to the monastery Weltenburg. Our German friends went with us. The monastery or cathedral was done in the Rococo style and is pictured above to the right.
The next picture you see here is a of the ceiling depicting heaven. The room was based on redirecting light so there is little to no windows in the sanctuary itself creating a glow about the room.

After lunch in Kelheim we visited the Befreiungshalle which is pictured on the left. It was built after the Napoleonic wars by Ludwig I King of Bavaria. It was built in honor of the defeat of Napoleon and the freedom that was achieved by the people of Bavaria and the rest of the German peoples.

When we went inside we were greeted by angels that surrounded the room (pictured below) all joining hands. after gazing around the dazzling hall we proceeded to climb up narrow spiral staircases to the top where we received a spectacular showcase of the world far below.
We are having lots of fun visiting these places.

See you all soon,
Jeremy