The Speyer Cathedral (Der Kaiserdom zu Speyer)

Today, I went with some members of the Catholic young adult group (yes, at 30 years old I still consider myself a YOUNG adult!) to Mass at the Cathedral in Speyer, Germany. Before you ask, the Mass was in German. It paralleled the American Mass very closely and, thankfully, amen is still pronounced amen in German (although w/ more of an "AH-men" sound).


Here is our group before the drive.




Here is the cathedral.




And here is the main door to the cathedral. The blue sign on the left is about at the top of my head. (Yes, it was very large and heavy!)




The outdoor ceiling was very ornate and beautiful!




One thing I miss about the smaller churches I have normally gone to is the warmth. It was about 20 degrees outside the church and probably about 45 inside the church. Coats and gloves remained on. (The hypothermia resolved after a cup of hot chocolate in a cute cafe!)

All in all it was a great trip!