March 8, 2014-Day Trip to Hildesheim

One of the reasons we visited was to see the Historical Market Square.  The buildings were beautiful.  We had never seen any quite like this.

The Upended Sugarloaf building

One of the fun things to do is to follow the rose tiles or the white roses painted on the sidewalks.  They take you to historical markers located throughout the city.

St. Andrew's Church has the highest steeple in all of Lower Saxony and has one of the largest church organs in northern Germany.

Kaiserhaus Facade, the Roman statues and emperor's medallions from the former Renaissance building decorate this newer building.  You could clearly distinguish the new reconstruction from the old.

St. Michael's Church (1010-1033). After looking around inside, we spent a long time playing tag on the grassy area.  It was the highlight of our day!

Seth is looking at a map of the rose tour.  It was like a really fun scavenger hunt for the kids.

The 1,000 year rose bush growing on the Cathedral (852-872) was located in the courtyard.