Dec 22

20151222 122127 On Tuesday we went to St. Gallen 20151222 122236 The buildings loomed in the half light 20151222 122254 Lots of finely crafted architecture here 20151222 122259
20151222 122337 20151222 122354 The former Abbey, some thousand years old 20151222 122402 The cathedral, with townspeople enjoying the sun 20151222 122420
20151222 122425 20151222 122427 20151222 122552 Grandfather and granddaughter! 20151222 122558 Strike a pose!
20151222 122623 The architecture ran away with itself here 20151222 122634 20151222 122644 20151222 122735
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20151222 122926 20151222 123222 20151222 132934 This books documents the travelog of an Alsatian sailor who wound up in Indonesia some four centuries ago and drew what he saw--the travelog is in the famous St. Gallen Library, which we visited but have no pictures of 20151222 133751
20151222 133757 20151222 133920 Book repairing gear 20151222 134128 20151222 140139
20151222 140925 The cathedral inside--Baroque 20151222 140930 20151222 141023 20151222 141029
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20151222 141951 This is the other church in town, the parish church 20151222 142004 20151222 142012 20151222 142016
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20151222 144036 Walking up an old mews... 20151222 144041 20151222 144248 20151222 144854
20151222 144922 20151222 145028 A lot of looming going on here! 20151222 145042