View of Trier Dom from the hotel window
The Dom is Germany's oldest church, built by the Romans in 236 AD or something like that. It's fascinating because within the 1,800 year old Romanesque structure, many centuries worth of distinctly German modifications have been made. If you were savvy enough about German history, you could read the different layers of modification like a geologist reads layers of rock. We weren't savvy enough, but we got the vibe, man.
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As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20... [read more]
As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20... [read more] Blog: Germany, and the Cold Steel Hum of an Efficient Toilet
Date: July 5th 2005
Anybody who tries to tell you that the French have mastered the Art of Living has not spent enough time in French bathrooms. Nothing throws this fact into sharper relief than crossing the border into Germany. Even in Trier, an 1,800-year-old wine town just over the line, the contrast is startling. With a nod to the tired old "white people dance like this / black people dance like that" stand- ... read more
Date: July 5th 2005
Anybody who tries to tell you that the French have mastered the Art of Living has not spent enough time in French bathrooms. Nothing throws this fact into sharper relief than crossing the border into Germany. Even in Trier, an 1,800-year-old wine town just over the line, the contrast is startling. With a nod to the tired old "white people dance like this / black people dance like that" stand- ... read more
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