St. Gallen Pictures
September 5, 2004
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| St. Gallen,
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Ever since seeing a picture of the library at the St. Gallen Abbey, I've
been wanting to go see it.
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The abbey itself is worth a visit all on its own.
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The twin towers of the cathedral
are impressive... but you know what they say... A man with one watch knows
what time it is. A man with two watches is never quite sure... |
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The stonework on this cathedral
is very impressive. But the real treasure lies inside the abbey... the library... |
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The Stiftsbibliothek is an vast collection of religious books in a library
with the most amazing woodwork, frescos and stucco work.
Photography was not allowed in the library... this is a picture of a
postcard. :-)
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St. Gallen, around the abbey
district, had a lot to see. |
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It turns out that the religeous
can't even resist the temptation to display their foutains... |
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Dispite the Congress to Limit Display of Water Tributes without Rain
(CLDWTR) treaty of 1283, St. Gallen stood side-by-side with the rest of
Switzerland in great defiance.
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For years they tried to deny
it. "Oh, no, we have no Watery Magnificence Displays!" (WMDs)... |
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How deceitful they were. |
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They do have a church with really
cool tilework on the roof, though. |
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And I'm pretty accepting of clock
towers, too. |
| On my way back
to Zug, I stopped by Winterthur. There was a really interesting art museum
there, mostly featuring regional painters. Some very satirical ones, too.
I enjoy those. They didn't allow photography, though. |
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I did manage to snoop around
and find vestiges of Winterthur's participation in the malicious fountain
building trade. |
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Yup... there was no shortage
of examples. |
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Ok... that does it... I'm outta
here. |
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