The Wilson's: Trip to Trier

Trier is one of my favorite places to visit and has an amazing Christmas Market. It's only about an hour from our home so it was a perfect place to take mom and Darrell for a day trip while Luke was in school. Trier is a medieval village said to have been founded in 2000 BC, it is the oldest city in Germany. Trier has a few amazing attractions to visit, the first is the Porta Nigra or Black Gate. The Porta Nigra was built between 186 and 200 BC. During the Roman times it was one of four gates and is the only one that still remains. We toured the inside of the gate and from the top you can get an amazing view of the city.

The Porta Nigra.

Mom enjoying the view.

Me and Tuck walking to the top.

Tucker pretending to be a statue.

Mom posing with a Roman soldier, well the cardboard cutout of one. :)

The Cathedral of Trier is the oldest cathedral in the country. It was ordered to be built by Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine. Helena is credited with bringing religious relics to the church such as the nails used on Christ when he was crucified and the Shroud of Turin. The shroud is only displayed for the public every 10 years, and it was displayed during our visit!

This is the only picture mom got before she was told to turn off the camera. You can usually take pictures inside the cathedral and the ropes you see are not usually there. You can also tour the entire church, but because the Shroud was being shown church access was limited and photographs were verboten. They gave out post cards with a photo of the Shroud which we did appreciate since we couldn't take our own and we got to touch the glass box it was displayed in. I'm not completely convinced it's authentic, but it was still an pretty incredible.