April 25-26, 1998

Die Weiss
The Church in the Meadow

The bus left at 3pm and we headed to our hotel. Along the way, we made a slight detour into Die Weiss (The church in the meadow). It was built in the 1700s and still stands. They ask for donations to help keep it renovated. We added our 5DMs. The main religion in Germany is Roman Catholic. And they are very adamant about their religion. The outside of the building was very modest. It looked like a regular church building (out in the middle of nowhere, of course) but once you got inside, it took your breath away with all the detail. The ceilings and walls were painted with scenes of heaven and Jesus and the angels. The woodwork was also very elaborate. And you could tell everything that looked gold, was gold! This church was a very popular tourist attraction and they still used it for services. People from all over made paintings and wrote prayers on whatever they could get a hold of to have the priest bless it and display it. It was an interesting stop.