I made friends with one of the other spouses who tagged along to the conference. Today we decided to explore Partenkirchen.
St. Joseph blessing the dress fitting of Captain America.
The street outside the hotel/base.
A tiny church, St. Sebastian Chapel. It was built in 1673 to serve the plague cemetery on the outskirts of town. It is now a war memorial chapel.
Inside has a painting of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian.
Partenkirchen is an adorable old town.
A fountain depicting the shafflertanz (cooper's or barrel maker's dance).
Some great old ironwork.
The town's crest, maybe? It kinda looks like St. Sebastian's church with an ax.
St. Rasso made an appearance, not be confused since he's holding St. George's cross.
St. Rasso was a Bavarian count who lead the Bavarians against the invading Magyars in the 10th century. He also founded a Benedictine abbey in Grafrath.
I think this is the Church of the Assumption of Mary, or Maria Himmelfahrt (which is funny to say).
It's got this neat door with what look like swallows on the arch. Also some angels.
It's very church-like inside. From what I could find online, the beginnings of this church started in 1315. It has since undergone several expansions and renovations.
The central altar depicts the Assumption of Mary by Johann Michael Wittmer.
It also has this neat pulpit.
Across from the church is Chocolaterie Amelie. These photos are for Sherrie.
ALL the types of chocolate chips and some other things.
They're so organized.
Organized chocolate truffles.
Assorted barks?
Hmmm....Who had the horses first? Budweiser or Paulaner?
I really enjoy all the building murals around here.
It's very quaint.
Look how cute this house is.
Jee and I did a little window shopping. A modern take on the whole dirndl thing.
A little church on the hill.
What a great view this church has.
Rooster fountain!
This side says something about a road going from Partenkirchen to Venice. The other side says "In 1384 the Bishop of Freising issued the first order for the town in Werdenfels." Werdenfels is the county in which Partenkirchen resides.
We investigated an alley and came out to this green covered wall and a view out to the mountains.
Our next stop was the Werdenfels Museum.
This is Spurensicherer (Forensics) by Hans Schwaighofer (1990)
Puppet-y people.
Here's a bunch of info in German.
Some creepy people masks.
Pictures of the puppets.
.....yeah, I got nothing.
This fabulous nativity/bible display.
It even has demons pulling people into hell.
The museum is predominantly in a Merchant's house from the 17th century.
This is the kitchen.
Complete with a copper lobster!
A roaster or grill from the 19th century.
Wedding clothes from 1850.
Bridal combs.
Wedding clothes from 1850.
Some fantastic headgear.
Models of different clothing.
The merchant's bed.
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This must have been the style for a period of time.
I feel like you'd see this with Italian backgrounds and themes.
A waidbesteck from 1750. It consists of two knives, the waidblatt and the jagdniker. It also sometimes includes a sharpening steel.
A collection of beautiful blue pottery steins.
A violin maker's shop.
How to go from a block of wood to a beautiful scroll.
Maybe the merchant's guest room.
All their possessions in one wardrobe.
Okay, well, this might be the most terrifying thing I have rounded a corner and seen.
The Rejected Christ.
Oh, no wait. This is.
Tyrolean Blood Christ from the 18th century.
Religious artifacts made from coils of wax or clay.
More steins!
The original cross from the top of Zugspitze. It was made in 1851 and replaced in 1993.
As you can see, it was used for target practice during WWII.
Life finds a way.
Another pretty little garden.
And a beautiful view to end the evening.
Thanks Jee for spending the day with me!
This concludes our adventures for today.
