Trier

This past weekend we ventured out to Trier, which is a little over an hour away from where we live. Trier is known as the oldest city in Germany. The Roman influence of ancient ruins is still present in this German city and it was very neat to walk around and experience the mixture of the two cultures. There is a cathedral in Trier which houses the Holy Robe. This Holy Robe is said to be the robe that Jesus wore. It is a seamless robe that is said to be the robe they cast lots for. The robe is typically kept out of light and not on display. Every few years they put the robe on display for a pilgrimage of believers who travel to come see the robe. The last time the robe was on display was 1996. We initially intended on waiting in line to see the robe. However, upon arrival we had trouble finding the actual cathedral and once we did we were all very hungry, looking at a 2 hour wait, and about to get rained on. Needless to  say, we abandoned the line to venture out to see other things before they closed- rather than spending all our time at the cathedral. Here is what we would have seen- had we endured the wait:

In the end, it would have been nice to see it in person but a part of me was convincing myself that nobody knows if this was indeed the robe Jesus wore so it was cool enough to be outside the church! :) Just so you know here is a glimpse of the madness outside the church:

We did get to see some other things that were very interesting like the Roman baths:

We also saw the palace, palace gardens, some other beautiful churches, and the black gate. There are more pictures on facebook that I simply do not wish to move to here because anyone that reads this is my friend on facebook and can therefore go there! :) All in all, it was a good weekend and it was great to have a mini adventure.