Trier Germany

Here is a blurb from the WWW

 Trier is a historic city in west central Germany, just six miles from the Luxembourg border and 120 miles SW of Frankfurt. Trier makes a manageable, and very worthwhile, day trip from Cologne or Frankfurt. Trier is Germany's oldest city. Legend has it that in 2000 BC the Assyrians established a colony here. The Roman colony of Augusta Treverorum (Trier) was founded by Augustus in 16 BC. Trier became a favored residence of several Roman emperors, including Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor. The cathedral Constantine built in Trier in 326 AD is Germany's oldest. After destruction by Germanic tribes in the 5th century, the great city of Trier became a small town. It still feels pleasantly small today, despite its population of 100,000. Trier's market square (Hauptmarkt) is one of the nicest in Germany, filled with fruit stands, flowers, painted facades, and fountains. Catholic pilgrims still come to Trier in large numbers to honor the relic of the Holy Robe at the Dom St. Peter and the tomb of St. Matthias in the Benedictine church named for him.

                      

We didn't see most of that stuff, it was just a quick visit.  But what we saw was very cool.

 A pretty lane

Not sure why pink was such a popular building color , just roll with it

I don't envy this gardener but I love the view

All the statues are of Roman Gods and Goddesses

Ruining the Ruins

The Thinker (he wanted to be like the statue on Sponge Bob...kids)

The Lover

The Orator

The other side of of the lovely lawn

A pretty sort of whirley fountain

There were nun's EVERYWHERE felt a little conspicuous with out a habit on

I love the big foot, makes mine feel normal

Amazing

Some people only eat doughnuts, some people wish they could be one of those people

Carl Marx, well his profile at least

Carl Marx's childhood home.  Mecca of Communists world wide, literally