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Yesterday was the first real day of Spring here--it abruptly got a lot warmer, and the crocuses that had been coming up slowly for the previous week seemed to be everywhere. It also cleared up, and the view was unbelievable.
Went to the Markuskirche in the morning, mostly to find out whether it was, in fact, some small remaining bit of the medieval Schottenkloster (founded by Irish monks from Regensburg). Never got a chance to find out: the congregation (small, apparently from a breakaway Lutheran group) didn´t seem very encouraging to people standing around after the service. The wall paintings, though, looked 17th century (more by their architectural style than the figures), so it probably wasn´t. But who knows.
Much clearer was the church in Wolmatingen, these days a suburb of Konstanz but preserving a lot of the feel of a separate settlement. Medieval tower and very pretty 15th c. chancel; modern nave done (for once) tastefully and with lots of light. Oh, and 15th c. altarpiece. I´ll have to go back for a closer look sometime when I´m not disturbing a baptism. (Mental process: "Is this some kind of childrens´service?? ...Oh right. Other people normally baptise children OUTSIDE the main Sunday service...")
On the way to Wolmatingen, I´d seen what looked like ANOTHER church tower to my right, so after I´d cycled round to look at assorted half-timbered houses, I went in search of it. Turned out to be the Protestant church, but because it was locked I never DID find out whether it was Romanesque or just the best imitation I´ve ever seen. If it was original, I´d lay bets it was a castle church at some point: perfect site for one...
Meantime, I´m running out of material in the Konstanz archive, and spending too much time reading Harry Potter 5 instead of figuring out when I´m going to go to other places. Ah well...
Went to the Markuskirche in the morning, mostly to find out whether it was, in fact, some small remaining bit of the medieval Schottenkloster (founded by Irish monks from Regensburg). Never got a chance to find out: the congregation (small, apparently from a breakaway Lutheran group) didn´t seem very encouraging to people standing around after the service. The wall paintings, though, looked 17th century (more by their architectural style than the figures), so it probably wasn´t. But who knows.
Much clearer was the church in Wolmatingen, these days a suburb of Konstanz but preserving a lot of the feel of a separate settlement. Medieval tower and very pretty 15th c. chancel; modern nave done (for once) tastefully and with lots of light. Oh, and 15th c. altarpiece. I´ll have to go back for a closer look sometime when I´m not disturbing a baptism. (Mental process: "Is this some kind of childrens´service?? ...Oh right. Other people normally baptise children OUTSIDE the main Sunday service...")
On the way to Wolmatingen, I´d seen what looked like ANOTHER church tower to my right, so after I´d cycled round to look at assorted half-timbered houses, I went in search of it. Turned out to be the Protestant church, but because it was locked I never DID find out whether it was Romanesque or just the best imitation I´ve ever seen. If it was original, I´d lay bets it was a castle church at some point: perfect site for one...
Meantime, I´m running out of material in the Konstanz archive, and spending too much time reading Harry Potter 5 instead of figuring out when I´m going to go to other places. Ah well...
