Vacation Recap part 1
Jasmine and me standing under an allee of trees in the gardens of the Residenz in Wurzburg
I’ve been a little overwhelmed with editing photos and trying to write a compact synopsis of our European vacation to share with anyone who happens to read my blog. We saw so much – it was like a whirlwind of culture and I cannot possibly begin to do our trip justice. So, I decided to break it up and share a little at a time.
1/2 of our trip was spent in Germany and was more of a reunion with my step-mother and sisters and their families accompanied by leisurely site seeing trips in and around Bravaria. My step mother lives in a little town outside of Wurzburg, which served as our base during our tenure in Germany. One of the places we visited was the Baroque “Residenz” Palace which was the seat of the Prince Bishop of Wurzburg. It was an amazing palace which was heavily damaged in World War II – now restored. Interesting to see the before and after photos of the restoration.
As a future landscape architect, I took a keen interest in the gardens of the palace – trying hard to remember the terms and features of the garden from my landscape history class.
The interior of the palace featured frescoes including this painted ceiling by Tiepolo
Nearly every room in the Residenz featured elaborate finishes and frescoes painted by Italian artist, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Can you imagine waking up to this every day?
In the gardens of the Residenz in Wurzburg looking towards the Festung Marienburg
The same day that we visited the Residenz, we had intended to make it to the Festung Marienburg which overlooks the city of Wurzburg, but were sidetracked. By what you ask? The wonderful tradition of “kaffee und kuchen” mid-afternoon. Luckily I kept up my running schedule in Germany and we walked our buns off in Paris, otherwise I would have gained more than the 2 lbs that I carried back with me. 
Meanwhile, today really marks the end of vacation. My husband returned to work and to be a good sport, I got up at the same time so that he wouldn’t feel quite so bad. I have cleaned my studio since my return, but not much else has happened in the way of clay. Hopefully today….
Speaking of running, I must sign off and head out before it gets too hot -
Cynthia
