A walking tour with an English speaking guide using techno vox listening device. Great way to be able to wander and look at nearby things while hearing the guide talk about history and details of the architecture. We are approaching the Imperial Cathedral of Speyer. It was originally built between 1030 and 1061. It was restored in the 1950s. It was Speyer that gave the religious revolution its name, ,”Protestantism.” The name comes from the Diet of Speyer, a document signed in 1529. The cathedral A walk about the old town of Speyer on a cold morning, It was snowing just before we docked this morning.We found a crowded little cafe and Bernetta from North Dakota/Mesa Arizona had room at her table. Hot chocolate was a welcome beverage. In the afternoon Rod and Lonn(from Traverse City) headed back to Speyer and discovered a fabulous museum. The Techno Museum of Speyer was right down my Alley. The highlight of the trip so far for me. I’m standing on the wing of a Boeing 747 looking down at an F101 voodoo that I probably flew. It is an old Texas Air National Guard airplane and I trained with the Texas Air Guard when they had this aircraft. There is also an F4 phantom from the Michigan National Guard on display. I spent 2 1/2 hours in the museum and didn’t see it all.On the wing of a 747A Texas Air Guard F101, I probably flew this airplane in 1973!Mainz, Germany and the Gutenberg Museum. Gutenberg invented the printing press that revolutionized book printing. This was the beginning of getting books in the hands of common people rather than the very rich and the church. In the 1450s he printed 180 bibles and 49 remain today. We saw two them in a locked and secure vault.Our guide demonstrates printing on a replica of the Gutenberg press.St Stephens church in Mainz is one of 5 places in the world that display Marc Chagall’s stained glass windows. He installed these between 1978 and 1985.Chagall window in St StephensMore windows
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