Surprisingly interesting Trier City Museum
We spend an hour in the surprisingly interesting Simeonstift City Museum with exhibits focused on city history and fashion
First time in the Central Square and St Gangolf
We stop for the first time in the central plaza we are going to visit again and again to enjoy the beautiful historic houses and St Gangolf nearby
New Roman baths at the Cattle Market
The first Roman ruin we visit in Trier is the Thermen am Viehmarkt a new ruin for us that was discovered in 1987 and opened to the public in 1998
From AirBnB to St Antonius
First stop on our exploration of Trier is the peaceful St Antonius church mostly destroyed during World War 2 and since reconstructed
A few days in an impressive and hot AirBnB in Trier
We spend a few nights close to Trier downtown in a one bedroom apartment with an impressive jacuzzi in the middle of the living room
Angerplatz and the other side of the Gera River
We also explore the other side of the Gera River where the newer section of the old town is located concentrated along the beautiful Anger Square
The famous medieval bridge, Krämerbrücke
The most famous of the sights in Erfurt is the Krämerbrücke one of the few remaining bridges in the world that has inhabited buildings
Beautiful Old Town Erfurt
We spend some time exploring the beautiful Erfurt downtown area before settling for lunch eating some traditional Thuringian dishes
The twin landmarks of Erfurt Cathedral Hill
Our main stop today is Erfurt and we start our visit with the impressive Cathedral Hill topped by the Erfurt Dom and Severikirche
Mädler-Passage and the famous Auerbachs Keller
We eat lunch at the famous Auerbachs Keller in the Madler Passage which appears in Goethe’s play Faust and still has some great food