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The Porta Nigra into Trier is ancient and huge and epic, but the best thing of the day so far has to be the discovery of a whole load of Roman busts on sale in the Porta Nigra’s shop... (and a Roman helmet!) 
And the worst thing? The opportunity to buy a life-time’s supply of Karl Marx busts. 😡
The survival of the Basilica built by Constantine in Trier is fascinating for so many reasons. One: it is HUUUUGE. Look at how little I am in contrast to the arches. You don’t really understand how massive it is from the photographs.
To the Schloss Augustusburg, the Archbishop (and Elector) of Cologne’s former palace.
Former, alas.
#SaveOurRectories
Former, alas.
#SaveOurRectories
They have banned photographs! Which, well, frankly is the kind of tyrannical, pointless, archaïc (in a bad way) measure that should be clearly flagged in advance so that innocent visitors are not trapped on a pointless, record-less visit!
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I would now be showing you a photograph of perhaps the most stunning staircase I have ever seen but I can’t because some idiot curator thinks that people will “move the furniture”. What a total waste of a beautiful building.
