Aachen, Germany

We arrived in Aachen right at the height of the weekly market. It was packed with people buying all kinds of Easter goodies like bunny shaped donuts, cookies and chocolate. We bought pretzels to eat on the street and watched the Germans buy white eggs and white asparagus. Flowers were for sale everywhere. We were given a gold egg at one of the stores. Everyone was giving them away free but I still can't figure out why.

We viewed the treasures of Aachen's most famous church, the Aachen Cathedral. It's original octagonal core was started in 786 AD as the palace chapel for Charlemagne. We also saw Charlemagne's arm and skull encased in gold. In 1978, this church became the first German building on the UNESCO World Heritage. The entire ceiling was covered in gold!



Lunch was another funny adventure. We thought we were getting German food, but it turned out to be Greek. Oh well...

This is Primo and Mary on the street of Aachen. Primo is holding all of our market purchases!