2024 Sept 2 Monday

Diessen to Wessobrunn

Day 2 was not expected to be quite as long, but the weather was quite hot so the walk was tough.

9:24 am to 5:22 pm. 11.31 miles. 31207 steps. Elevation +1177 ft..

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Unlike many of the churches in Spain and Italy, the German churches are open. This is Diessen’s Marienmunster Church.
Interior of the Marienmunster church, Diessen.
This ceiling art in the dome above the chancel is called the “Diessener Himmel” (Diessen Heaven) showing saints and beatified members of the house of Andechs-Meranien as they gather around Jesus Christ.
A double balcony.
There were standards at the end of many aisles showing some religious icon. This one shows Saint Rocco, patron saint of pilgrims.
In the nave, this sculpture shows the sinners in flames below looking upward to Jesus.
Leaving Diessen for day 2 of walking.
These benches can sometimes be found along the King Ludwig Way. They cover the elevation from Starnberg to Hohen Peissenberg to Neuschwanstein.
Contented sheep.
A German research center. They do astronomical research and participated in a joint US solar project years ago. Not open to the public.
There are still people available to help pilgrims to Santiago.
This tower, called the “grey duke,” is the oldest building (12th century) left from the kloster that began in 753. It is no longer safe to climb but the bells toll and several capitols have been saved.
We met Heidrun outside the kloster. I wish we could have talked longer! She was very interested in our Camino walks, and told us about the Kloster’s Celtic roots and how it is close to God. She comes from a local village.
The beautiful church connected with the kloster.
Inside the Wessobrunn Kloster church.
Another fantastic ceiling inside the Wessobrunn Kloster church.
Another civic pole displaying icons close to civic pride. This one is near city hall, and our gasthaus hotel for the evening is in the background.
Our hotel room for the night—extravagant!
This thousand-year-old lime tree is on the grounds of the ancient Kloster and is a symbol of the area’s history and heritage. There are many trunks to the one tree.

6 Responses

  1. I love the art! What a nice hotel room!!
    I love old fruit trees like that. Imagine the individuals over that span of time that have enjoyed the limes from the tree. 1000 yrs wow!

    1. It does seem that these churches are all beautiful. They are very light with the white walls and no stained glass in the windows. Very different from much of the rest of Europe but very artistic.

  3. What a wonderful adventure. The videos really make me feel like I’m along for the ride! Your hotel room looks so cute and quaint – a nice place to rest after a long trek.

    1. Thanks, Rachel. It was a cute hotel and really good food. We had a foursome of motorcycle guys at the hotel too—fun talking with them. They were riding 400 km the next day—Yikes!