Our trip to Trier!

After two exhausting but wonderful days of skiing, we took it easy today. We all slept in and then got up and went to Trier - the oldest city in Germany. It was Rome's second capital and one of the most magnificent gates to the city. The village was built in 17 BC. We walked around and Jason was telling the girls, "Just think, most of these buildings were here before the time of Christ." The Roman Catholic cathedral of the city is called "Der Trierer Dom". This church is the one in the photo. Where the "dome" stands now, was once the sight of Empress Helena's 4th century palace. She was the mother of Constantine, who by the way, was the first Roman to lead his people toward Christianity. The the enormous foot in the slideshow was seen many places around the city. It was know as "Constantine's foot", a constant reminder of Roman rule.