Guess I've had Worms on my noggin since we left there on Sunday. A couple of things I was too lazy to mention then: one end of the church contained one of the most beautiful nativity scenes I've ever laid eyes on. It was full of fresh pine bows, which gave it a great appearance and smell.
I also failed to mention that the weathering on some of the statuary was impressive. The cathedral in its present form has been around since the 12th century. For a little perspective, the time between the cathedral's being built and Martin Luther's trek to Worms exceeds the current age of the United States! By the way, Martin Luther was born 9 years before Columbus stumbled upon India (make that America, the "Other India").The ravaged statues/carvings below demonstrate that the concept of "built to last" is relative. They both seem to have been victimized by a multi-century chemical peel.
Finally, how lucky are our kids to be experiencing some of these things, even if in small doses? Some day they'll be languishing in a history lecture on the Protestant Reformation when they'll hear about some "old dude's" trip to Worms. Maybe by then they'll have read these posts and remember that they had pizza in a town where history was made. Not as remarkable in their young minds as say, Disney Land Paris, but remarkable nonetheless.
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