tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post9034053954028532290..comments2024-03-28T14:34:13.323-04:00Comments on Life in a Small Town: Churches, Part 1: GermanyMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11533317405680450964noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-36189924149396311102013-07-17T19:59:23.250-04:002013-07-17T19:59:23.250-04:00How lovely! I TOO could sit there for a long time ...How lovely! I TOO could sit there for a long time and take it in....the mosaics are amazing.Busy Bee Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115487928147732314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-68483179221452297662013-07-16T17:46:47.894-04:002013-07-16T17:46:47.894-04:00I'm so with you on just sitting and taking it ...I'm so with you on just sitting and taking it all in. The ages on some of those churches/cathedrals never ceases to amaze me!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651016998027244516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-20866588335309770022013-07-16T15:24:56.470-04:002013-07-16T15:24:56.470-04:00So different yet so amazingly beautiful! I love ch...So different yet so amazingly beautiful! I love churches and would love to travel and do a book about them. Even in older towns like Chicago there are gorgeous church structures. Thank you for your pictures. I'm enjoying your trip along with you.....Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-9121306323828908522013-07-16T00:11:13.693-04:002013-07-16T00:11:13.693-04:00What beauty and rich history. I wonder if the peo...What beauty and rich history. I wonder if the people who live in that area ever begin to take it for granted. ? ? Amazing.Sweet Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614958513434632328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-33197185697901132172013-07-15T20:34:39.694-04:002013-07-15T20:34:39.694-04:00I can't imagine being in a church that old.I can't imagine being in a church that old. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-11716806234208713822013-07-15T12:25:02.563-04:002013-07-15T12:25:02.563-04:00I think the ancient churches are so beautiful... t...I think the ancient churches are so beautiful... the details.... when we go to new places I always like to visit churches. They don't make 'em like they used toRebecca Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965781380511208862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-76042534092484157992013-07-15T09:15:41.733-04:002013-07-15T09:15:41.733-04:00The Kaiser Wilhelm was deliberately left that way,...The Kaiser Wilhelm was deliberately left that way, only stabilized, in order to be a symbol of the cost of war.<br /><br />When I was a JAG over there, we briefed all of the incoming airmen on LOAC (law of armed conflict) under which the Geneva Conventions specifically exempt churches and hospitals as targets. Sadly, modern terrorists disdain those laws and use hospitals and mosques and churches as shields and swords...which then makes them legitimate targets for the countries that HAVE agreed to LOAC restrictions. I'm proud to say that US Armed Forces still keep those targets "off the map" in 99.99% of the cases. They won't go after such a building unless there's no other alternative and there's imminent risk to our forces. Of course, the bad guys know that an exploit it.<br /><br />So...what has the world learned since 1945? Hmmm...SouthLakesMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-91653261022230883992013-07-15T08:34:41.720-04:002013-07-15T08:34:41.720-04:00Wow! You guys were busy, weren't you? But as...Wow! You guys were busy, weren't you? But as I can tell, there was so much to see and to do! And thanks for sharing it all with us.Kathy ... aka Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626590048036292030noreply@blogger.com