Romance of the Rhine and Mosel - River Cruise 3

Hi, Speyer was the second town we visited in Germany. Our day began with the usual walking tour.

The statues above and below, located in the Speyer Domgarten, depict a local saga. The five emperors above need to cross the Rhine to help the Empire and the ferryman, below, hears their call and takes them across.

The Speyer Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Speyer. This view is from the rear.

This front view is from a square.

At the other end of of a pedestrian street which ends at the square is a restaurant which once was a customs house. A farmers market occupied the square in front of this building (above and below).

A fountain was between the farmer's market and the restaurant (above and below).

Here are some other views we photographed on our walking tour (above and five below).

Along the pedestrian street is this statue of a pilgrim (above and two below).

This view of the upper part of the cathedral was taken from the pedestrian street.

A synagogue was dedicated in Speyer in 1104 and the ruins remain today as the center piece of a Jewish museum (Above and six below). Ruthe tries to find Jewish sites for us to visit on our trips and we ask our guides for suggestions.

Present is the ritual bath or Mikvah. It is in excellent condition and has not been restored. The view above is the outside,

and here are the steps leading down to the bath which is shown below.

At one end of the square in front of the Cathedral are some interesting buildings

and this structure decorated with Crepe Myrtle (above and below).

Thanks for looking.