My dad flew in for a visit on Saturday so we decided to take a little drive on Sunday to Speyer, which is a town southeast of Bad Dürkheim. Speyer has a cathedral that is a UNESCO World Heritage site and since Martin loves churches (seriously) it was a must-see for us. In the crypt below the cathedral are buried 8 Kings of Germany, 4 of which were crowned Holy Roman Emperors (4 uncrowned due to strained relations with the Pope during their reigns). And the crypt is the largest Romanesque columned hall crypt in Europe, with an area of 850 sq meters (9,149 sq ft) and a height of approximately 7 meters. You can wander around in the crypt and see the tombs of the kings and a bunch of bishops. Kind of creepy.
Anyway, on to the pictures. Here is a bit of the main street of Speyer with the cathedral at the end (under construction, of course):
More cathedral:
And here is the town hall which is right next to the church:
And here's another church in Speyer.
I took a pic on the inside of this smaller church ... it had lots of wood and paintings and gold. Sorry the pic is a bit dark:
And another shot of the main street of Speyer, looking away from the cathedral:
Here's me and my dad at lunch. We had some nice salads with tuna.
And here's my dad at dinner Sunday night, back in Bad Dürkheim. Enjoying a wheat beer:
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