Schönes Augsburg

The day after Oktoberfest, my two friends took me around their home town of Augsburg, Germany. It's so beautiful and so full of history! I wanted to take pictures of every little detail of every building. And the town is so old, it's hard to comprehend. My friends tossed around phrases like "Oh, yeah. This church is 1000 years old. Built on top of ancient Roman ruins."

We saw all the main sites in Augsburg, including two churches, the Rathaus, the weapon's arsenal, and the old city wall. We also visited Fuggerei village, which is the oldest social settlement in the world. It was created by the architect Fuggerei in 1516 as a place for the poor to live. They paid about .88Euros (in today's money) a year. In order to live there, they had to attend the church. Mozart's great grandfather lived in the village. The village was heavily damaged during WWII bombings, but it was rebuilt in its original style. It's very adorable, with small streets and tiny doors with 'cubby holes' above them, most of which hold saints' statues. People still live there today and pay the same price, plus utilities. They also have to deal with tourists coming through their mini-town on a daily basis.

A street in the Fuggerei:


The city wall:


The Rathaus:


Inside the 1000 year old Cathedral, St. Mary's:


The weapon's arsenal:


These are only a few of the pictures I took. To see all the pictures (and in bigger, clearer format) from beautiful Augsburg, please visit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/itcouldbewurst/


After our all day city tour, we had dinner with my friend's parents. They were both so nice! And they were very patient with my German. We had dumplings with cheese. After dinner, we had Schnapps (so strong!) and my friend played accordion and we all sang songs. Man, did I feel Teutonic.

Up next (hopefully) : pictures of Salzburg and my hike up the Monchsberg.