Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle)

July 17, 2005

 
From the quiet and privincial side streets of Aachen...

 
...you wouldn't know that it was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire.

 
Inside Charlemagne's cathedral

The remains of Charlemagne's palace

with the Rathaus glued onto it

and the local pub nestled in the middle.

  
Angels and devils live side by side on the walls.