Here are some pictures.
The big white building below with the green and red top is the
Rathaus or City Hall. Some of it's original pieces are from the 1300's!This big church steeple is called St. Johannes Kirche and it has the
largest tower in all of Neidersaachsen (the state where Lüneburg is). It has some amazing stained glass inside. Funny story...the architect didn't design it quite right and the steeple tilts just a little bit. The people of Lüneburg were not so happy and made him feel really bad. So he tried to commit suicide by jumping off the tower. But God had other plans and placed a wagon of hay underneath him. He fell into the wagon and was saved! Unfortunetely, that night his friends tried to cheer him up with a few beers. He must have had a few too many and fell off his chair backwards...and broke his neck! Haha!
Here are 
some pictures now of the downtown streets. So fun and cute!These last few pictures are of a few of the nicer homes that are near downtown. In the 1300's
these belonged to the wealthy merchants!
1 comment:
I cannot believe that story about the guy jumping off the tower, living, and then dies a few hours later. That's crazy! I love how those houses look. They are just the typical european houses you think of. I can't believe how old they are! How cool to be seeing something so a part of their history. I'm glad your having fun! Love you!
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