9.30.15 Wieskirche

Misty morning. Took off to see the Wieskirche a pilgrimage Roman Catholic Church. Joseph remembers it from years of watching a movie called Christmas in Germany that this church plays a part in. It's now famous because it's a well preserved and maintained rococo style structure.

 

 

It became a pilgrimage church when a dilapidated figure of the "Scourged Christ" was seen to have shed tears. It was placed in a small chapel but because of the immediate and high volume of pilgrims a church was built to house the figure. The popularity increased when it was said that people who prayed in front of the statue were cured of disease.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had to include this picture. If you notice the back of the pew has a piece of wood that makes it impossible to sit back because it hits you right across the shoulders and upper back to keep you from slouching or dozing off. It seems to me religion required suffering for it to be worthwhile.




From there we did a drive by of the Neuschwanstein castle. You would think that if we came all this way we would at least have the patience to endure the line and hoards of people to get up to the castle. But we were content to see it from afar and stroll the streets of Fussen after another very heart German meal.

 

 

 

We strolled the lake shore for a few minutes then napped before cocktails at 5.

 

So far my absolute favorite sign directing to the restrooms.

 

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