In Germany all stores are closed on Sundays. It would be easy to complain and fuss because we are so used to going and doing our shopping and such on Sundays (and I have heard of these complaints). But we have decided not to waste these precious times. That being said, today was colder than I was hoping and so I had to alter our plans.
We decided to just ride around and see what we could find. I tried looking online for scenic places to visit around our village (we live in Wolfstein, Germany). On my quick search I didn't find anything so we loaded up in the car and headed north. The first "big" village close to us is Lauterecken. At first glance, it is nothing spectacular. But as you enter the town/village there are hidden gems to be found. First of all, there are quite a few shops. (Compared to our village that is). Quite a few clothing shops,which I am dying to go into those the German style, (at first glance I haven't seen much of a difference from American except the lack of color). However, being that it is Sunday the shops were closed, so we've planned to take the train up to the town and shop. So we did discover two beautiful churches. The statues outside the second church were neat. There was a lion and then some kind of eclectic wood carving. The lion was atop a stone monument with writing (but I couldn't understand it). On our way out of the village we crossed the river and on the bridge was a statue of a king. It was beautiful. Then further down was a monument of the crucifix. I always love seeing the intricate statue of this subject matter, it really tugs at my heart. All of these sights were a pleasant surprise.
We decided to continue north. On the way we passed a castle ruin and got a decent picture. Then we came across the town/village of Sien. There it started snowing so it was a quick picture taking trip. We found 2 more HUGE churches that were amazing in beauty. One had what we artists (haha) like to call the onion top. The other church had an amazing tower/clock tower thing. They are so spectacular here. Any church you come across, typically, is gorgeous. I really wanted to go inside these churches to see the beauty inside, but I wasn't sure what the rules were for that such thing. The "tower" church had grand stained glass windows that were pretty from the outside, I'm dying to see what they look like on the inside. This church also had a crucifix statue and it was so detailed and breath taking.
All in all our ventures were successful today. This Sunday was definitely not wasted. I quite enjoyed finding the hidden beauties. Can't wait to explore more
We decided to just ride around and see what we could find. I tried looking online for scenic places to visit around our village (we live in Wolfstein, Germany). On my quick search I didn't find anything so we loaded up in the car and headed north. The first "big" village close to us is Lauterecken. At first glance, it is nothing spectacular. But as you enter the town/village there are hidden gems to be found. First of all, there are quite a few shops. (Compared to our village that is). Quite a few clothing shops,which I am dying to go into those the German style, (at first glance I haven't seen much of a difference from American except the lack of color). However, being that it is Sunday the shops were closed, so we've planned to take the train up to the town and shop. So we did discover two beautiful churches. The statues outside the second church were neat. There was a lion and then some kind of eclectic wood carving. The lion was atop a stone monument with writing (but I couldn't understand it). On our way out of the village we crossed the river and on the bridge was a statue of a king. It was beautiful. Then further down was a monument of the crucifix. I always love seeing the intricate statue of this subject matter, it really tugs at my heart. All of these sights were a pleasant surprise. 
We decided to continue north. On the way we passed a castle ruin and got a decent picture. Then we came across the town/village of Sien. There it started snowing so it was a quick picture taking trip. We found 2 more HUGE churches that were amazing in beauty. One had what we artists (haha) like to call the onion top. The other church had an amazing tower/clock tower thing. They are so spectacular here. Any church you come across, typically, is gorgeous. I really wanted to go inside these churches to see the beauty inside, but I wasn't sure what the rules were for that such thing. The "tower" church had grand stained glass windows that were pretty from the outside, I'm dying to see what they look like on the inside. This church also had a crucifix statue and it was so detailed and breath taking. 
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