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We did a walking tour of town today, and we saw a number of churches along the way. This was the first one we went in--St. Katharinen?--and it had the most beautiful stained glass windows.
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Some of the buildings around town are kind of done in this style. (It only drizzled on us for a couple minutes.)
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Osnabrück town hall. The peace treaty of Westphalia was signed here, in addition to Münster. Sounds like we'll be coming back here in a few days for a mayoral reception.
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The "Schloss" (castle) where we have some of our seminars. It's such a crazy yellow color, but that makes it easier to find.
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I don't know what this building was. It's on campus, and has this strange white-yellow and white-red tile pattern.
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Campus landscaping at Univ Osnabrück, complete with dramatic lighting as the storm cleared
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Fieldtrip to the Hague, Netherlands--The Peace Palace, main entrance gates. I think they were a gift from Germany. All member countries donated materials for construction or decoration.
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Fieldtrip to the Hague, Netherlands--This trip confirmed that the Netherlands is still my favorite. The architecture here was a little different than Amsterdam; there was more of a mix of old and new in some of the buildings…
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Fieldtrip to the Hague, Netherlands--The Peace Palace: there are a number of UN things that happen here. The inside was stunning, with unbelievable tile floors, carpets, tapestries, vases, stained glass windows, etc. It was gorgeous, but also clearly a.
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Guided city tour--view of belltower from the ground. The stair climb was a claustrophobic experience.
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went to the farmers' market on Saturday. There was an amazing array of options. I'm still eating delicious blueberries, cheese, and ciabatta, and I'm going back on Thursday for more.
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Farmers' market lunch, which I purchased more or less in French (it turns out that many people in Osnabruck do not, in fact, speak English; I'm getting by relatively well by pointing, but this vendor happened to speak French). Lunch: tomato tapenade, toma
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German countryside bike trip--this was the view from the table where we stopped for lunch and beers like the other cyclists (though they were only having beers and cake).
