Europe - Easter Scenes

I was browsing through my photos looking for a picture to post to send greetings for the weekend, and decided to show all of the ones that I had relating to Easter in Europe. I was fortunate to visit in Spring of 2011 to get some photos.

Church altar in Magdeburg, Germany

Store window in Berlin, Germany

Display in the Meissen China showroom, Meissen, Germany

Painting above the church entrance and the altar in Wittenburg, Germany

Center of a large plaza in Olomouc, Czech Republic

Church altar in Olomouc

Sculpture in the museum in Olomouc

Notre Dame altar, Paris, France

Large painted egg in Prague, Czech Republic

Large number of booths selling Easter eggs in Prague.

Michealangelo's La Pieta in Rome, Italy

Chocolate shop window in Vienna, Austria

Altar of a church in Vienna.

Many decorated eggs for sale in Vienna.

Wittenberg - Market Square

The Market Square is a large public space surrounded by the ancient town hall, statue of Martin Luther and Stadtkirche.  We were able to shop and take a little break in this area. The shoppers took off for the stores, and another small group found a place to sample local products.

Click here for Wikipedia information on the town

Aunt Emma's looked like a good place for
a snack. I took this picture for Emma.

Wittenberg - Random sights

These were some interesting random sights seen while walking through Wittenberg. Most are self explanatory.  Post a question if you can't determine a photo.

Wittenberg - Schlosskirche (Castle Church)

Martin Luther is buried in the Schlosskirche.  Walls show natural granite condition and stained glass windows remain. This has been called the most famous building in Wittenberg because this is where Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the doors. Martin Luther is buried here.

We can see the church in the distance.

Handy reading:

Click here for wikipedia on Schlosskirche

Click here for wikipedia on The Ninety-Five Theses

Very interesting architecture

You can see the details on the spire.

(1858) Commemorative bronze doors were mounted
where the original wooden ones had been located.
The 95 Thesis is on the doors in Latin.

This wooden door may be an example
of the look of the older original door.

Inside of the church after the renovation and restoration
(1883 - 1892)

New stained glass windows were installed in 1983.

The organ

Large stone tile flooring

The baptismal font

Wittenberg – St. Marien Church

This church goes by many names: City Church; Stadtkirche; Marienskirche; St. Mary's Church; Stadtkirche St Marien; City Church of St. Mary; "Mother Church of the Reformation".  It was first a Catholic church and is now a Lutheran Church.  It is free to visit.  I didn't take notes, but found this good description of the church.

St Marien Steeples

Wittenberg - Street Scenes and Shopping

Spring was very evident here also and the flowering trees and planted flower boxes were beautiful.  Most of the town buildings have been renovated and painted.  If I was able to find a building in the pre-Reconciliation condition, I’ve added it. They were not easy to find. I haven't labeled any of the photos as I don't have any details but found the scenes interesting and thought that you would want to see them too.  And then I saw SCARVES!! 

Wittenburg - Martin Luther

Martin Luther is the highlight of the tours today.  His life and works, and the results.  We divided in to 3 groups of about 20, which is a really nice size for moving through the buildings and hearing the tour guides.  Astrid was our tour guide for the day.  The first stop was the Luther House (we had to get used to the local pronounciation – Luter). Parts of the original house are preserved and the guides presented the information in stories of daily life.  The walking was easy and the cobblestones presented a generally flat surface.  Steps were in small sets of 10-15.  The photos show details of the original building and tell a better story.  One of the display cases had an original Wittenburg Bible.  Look at the size of that book!  I was very happy to hear that Martin Luther’s wife Katharina (Kathe – Katie for short) was a strong and entrepreneurial woman.

Our cheerful tourguide Astrid.
German and punctual, she kept us in line
and on time!

MS Swiss Ruby - Wittenburg - Welcome to Lunch

Technically, a buffet lunch...but this was...again...another wonderful lunch.  We ate before we journeyed out on our tours.

Mediterranean chicken breast, Thyme potato, Garden vegetables
Tuna Penne