Mickey, Annette (August's sister) and Maria in Munster. The Munster Cathedral is in the background. This is the Catholic part of Germany and most of the churches are Catholic. If you look closely (double click on the picture), below the steeple and above the clock are some cages. Apparently a few hundred years ago, some church dissidents were causing trouble, so they were killed and their bodies placed in cages high up on the church for the birds to eat. This was to serve as a warning to anyone else who wanted to cause trouble. My brother in law Steve says the cages were for the Lutherans, but I'll have to research this story a little more carefully. August, Annette and Maria toured us around Billerbeck, visiting the family church and magnificent Billerbeck Cathedral. We then drove into Munster for a wonderful lunch and tour of two other beautiful churches including the cathedral shown on the left. After lunch we drove back to the farm for more food! - waffles and fruit. We said our goodbyes and headed back to Remscheid that evening. The Grevings treated us to wonderful hospitality, great food and it was a lot of fun for Mickey to explore her German roots!
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