Saturday, April 14, 2012

Happy Birthday to Me!

Last Saturday the bells of all the churches in downtown Frankfurt were ringing, and it was my birthday. Coincidence?

Well, yes. The "Pealing of the Bells" takes place only a few times a year, right before a religious celebration. In this case, it was the day before Easter.  Frankfurt Walking Tours described the 50 bells as ringing "in harmony"...I don't know if I would say it was particularly harmonious, but being downtown for it was an event.




The bells were louder in the Roemerplatz, but I liked the view better from the Eisener Steg.


2 comments:

  1. Happy belated birthday. Wish I had known you would be there, we could have celebrated.

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  2. A very happy birthday. How nice of Frankfurt to celebrate! I love the church bells in Germany. Our apartment is just steps from a church and I always pause and listen when they start.

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