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| Eggs, chocolate croissant, a German breakfast sandwich and fruit??? YAHGIMMENOWOMNOM |
Once we ate, showered, and dressed, we were off to the train station nearby. We took a two hour train ride to the city of Trier, the oldest city in Germany.
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| If only these ladies had any idea WHAT HORROR WAS IN STORE!! |
The train ride was very smooth and comfortable. Along the way we were able to see some of the beautiful German countryside.
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| Excuse me, could this be a little more picturesque? Thanks. Where's my martini... |
Once we arrived, we walked down the street to the Black Gate, which was the entrance to the city in ancient times.
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| Apparently this was here even before the Romans conquered the city |
It was huge and amazingly well-preserved. We were able to go up INSIDE it for a small fee.
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| Now THAT'S my kind of grand staircase! |
So as we climbed this incredibly old building and explored each floor, room, and corridor,
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| My future house |
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| My future bedroom |
we got a spectacular view of the city below,
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| One day EMPEROR STEVEN WILL CONQUER THIS PLACE |
AND THEN we ran into a tribe of some kind of German band? Or something? Or cult? Or group? I don't know what the hell they were but they were singing a few moments before. They were primarily tall, strapping men wearing very strange costumes. I didn't hate it though. It seemed they tend to move in herds.
So after the Black Gate we walked further down the main street of the city. I saw this sign and was once again scandalized.
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| I know my ass sparks, do you really need to point it out? |
Michelle then got overly excited about some gelato.
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| Tiramisu and whiskey flavors. Yum. Alcohol. |
Then I saw a cute building made out of gingerbread and I ate it.
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| Just call me Hansel. |
We walked a bit further down and stumbled upon the "Dome" of Trier.
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| I didn't see any domes though. BUT I GUESS I'M THE CRAZY ONE. |
It was a huge and beautiful cathedral.
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| With a lotta Jesus. |
So as we continued down this amazingly historical road, we ran into "Constantine's Palace".
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| Two very different styles of architecture here. |
In the photo above, the red building to the left used to be Constantine's throne room. It became a fort in the middle ages and is now a basilica. The building in front was a palace Napoleon added on, along with the Gay Gardens. Pictured below.
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| Pretty, though. Pretty gay. |
We walked further down and discovered this:
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| A giant FOOT. I hate feet. I really really hate feet. |
This is a replica of the only remaining section of a gigantic statue of Constantine. Gross. Feet. Nearby were the remains of the old city wall,
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| Doesn't really do anything anymore. Just sits there. Being an old wall. |
And the ruins of the Imperial Bath House.
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| Doesn't look like much anymore, BUT WAIT |
What was so cool about this site was that they let people explore UNDERNEATH the baths! We could walk through the labyrinth of passageways and sewers.
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| Stephanie, charging ahead, all happy, without a care in the world... |
It was very dark, and very wet. But very cool.
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| ...But something was waiting inside for the young, ridiculously attractive, people.. |
This might provide a better idea of what it was like down there:
It was great. We were exploring, minding our own business... WHEN SUDDENLY THE DARKNESS UNLEASHED A HORROR UPON HUMANITY!!!!
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| Michelle and I gracefully ran away |
But only I made it out alive!
But I went back courageously to fight the monster and rescue Michelle and Stephanie!
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| I found Michelle cowering in a hole... |
I was able to find Stephanie safe and alive as well. So we ran back towards daylight!
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| P.S. Turns out the monster was just a tour group of German middle school students. BUT I THINK THAT'S JUST AS TERRIFYING. |
Then Michelle tried to convince me she was a statue.
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| Something didn't seem right... |
So we left the Bathhouse, and a few blocks away we found the entrance to a Roman amphitheater!
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| I wish I were a gladiator! Actually, no I don't. Not at all. Not one bit. Nope. |
Once inside we could climb to the edge and see the entire stadium. It was built around 200 A.D., and could fit around 20,000 people.
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| Yeah, I guess that'd be a pretty good crowd to perform in front of. |
You could also go underneath and see where they kept the gladiators and wild animals before the fights.
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| YOU CALL THIS A GREEN ROOM!? |
After all this history and exploring, we all badly needed a beer. So we went back to town and...
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| Oh, look! That was quick! |
I chowed down on some schwieneschnitzel (sp?).
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| Pork cutlet in a mushroom sauce. Yum. |
Then it started getting dark,
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| IT'S EVEN CUTER AT NIGHT WTF |
So we decided to head back to K-town (Kaiserslautern), and get to bed early so we'd be well rested for TOMORROW!!! DUN DUN DUNNNNN....
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