A day in AACHEN

[reconron]

Hi friends,Today we took a little trip to the city of AACHEN in Germany.

And I thought,I could share the pics with you...

Aachen was the first major German city that fell in hands of US troops in 1944.
During the battle for it,some parts were heavyly damaged while other parts survived the war in good to reasonable conditions.
The city has a long history and was the residence of the emperor CHARLEMAGNE.

Ok,lets have a look;

The Aachener Dom,pretty hard to take a picture of,because the surrounding buildings are just too close to it.

Just one pic from the inside of it,you have to pay if you wanna take pics from the inside,so we took just one when the guard wasn't looking.

You got to take my word for it that the inside is really fantastic with a lot of leavegold on walls and ceillings.

The cityhall[RATHAUS]

KARL der Grosse[CHARLEMAGNE]stands in front of cityhall.http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=charlemagne&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CFwQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fhistory%2Fhistoric_figures%2Fcharlemagne.shtml&ei=X7sXT9fbAsOM-wajrNW5Cg&usg=AFQjCNHKe0eLmNpC8e6vcSyGkNtFQTIkyA

part of the market;

Many old buildings don't seem to have seen a war...

Lots of people come to shop in Aachen.Maybe because of the fantastic windows.

Have a look at the Marschiertor...

Here's a model of the DOM,standing besides the real thing.

Almost forgot CHARLEMAGNE's crownjewels... :woohoo:

Ofcourse I found a modelshop,...this is what I got myself...
Might be usefull for the COLDSTEEL campaign!

...and some lasercut plants for another dio I am planning...

That's it for now!
Greetings,Ron.

 

[Iron Mike]

Wow, that looks like it was a great trip and the figures are icing on the cake! Thanks for sharing!

 

[kryptosdaddy]

I'm 1/4 or so German, never been there though-thanks for this!

 

[Jeeves]

I really do enjoy these trips you take Ron...excellent photos all around. Looks like a beautiful city...reminds me a lot of Dubrovnik in Croatia...we visited that city a few years back at the end of our two week stay in Bosnia...thanks for sharing Ron!

 

[chukw]

Wunderbar! How was the bier? :drinks

 

[Iron Mike]

Mmmmmm, bier! :drinks :drinks

 

[reconron]

Wunderbar! How was the bier? :drinks

mwaaah,...had to drive the car,and I don't drink and drive.

Gotta believe me Chuk,...some German beers beat even Dutch HEINEKEN!
The German made BITTBURGER is something I really can enjoy!

 

[jknaus]

Awesome Ron. Man you go to some cool places.Wish I still lived in Europe. I miss traveling around and seeing those sights. And German Beer. Smeckt Gut

James

 

[TomN]

Another great recon Ron...wonderful pictures!

Thank you!
Tom

 

[panzerace007]

RON ,

WoW !! Too Cool ! Awesome pix ! Man ..... I'm with ya on th Bier .... but what about all that Chocolate ! WoW !! Modelshops too !! That looks like an Awesome Trip !!

Th Architecture is Beautiful !!

Thanx for sharing !!

Bier .... better than Heineken ???? Are you Mad ... :woohoo:

:erik

 

[Arturius]

Ron great trip

some country's have a great history!
Some day, if was God's wish I go to know this place and visit some friends overseas!

 

[paddy]

sorry wrong forum

 

[Bagge]

RON ,

WoW !! Too Cool ! Awesome pix ! Man ..... I'm with ya on th Bier .... but what about all that Chocolate ! WoW !! Modelshops too !! That looks like an Awesome Trip !!

For the chocolate it's best to come to Belgium (And we have some damn good beer to! :drinks )
//Mats