Martha Wiley

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My most impressive site: Eiger Monch Jungfrau-Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland

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Reviews by Martha Wiley

Orange by Els Slots

Orange (Inscribed)

Orange

OK, I'll start off by saying I've seen a good few Roman sites over the past several years. So I have to say that Orange was not one that I …

Messel Pit by Els Slots

Messel Pit (Inscribed)

Messel Pit

August 2005

If you like fossils, then call the folks at Messel (06159-717535) to schedule a tour of the fossil pits in German or English. The tour takes about one …

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Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Inscribed)

Upper Middle Rhine Valley

31 July 2005, the Upper Middle Rhein was as beautiful as ever. Definitely worthwhile to take a boat along the river, then you can take the train back to your …

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch by Els Slots

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lor… (Inscribed)

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch

Lorsch a World Heritage Site? Whatever for? This was the most disappointing site I've been to yet. It is billed as "Abbey and Altenmuenster of Lorsch" but it turns out …

Aachen Cathedral by Els Slots

Aachen Cathedral (Inscribed)

Aachen Cathedral

I really liked the Aachen cathedral. Architecturally, it was fascinating. The oldest part, sort of pre-Romanesque, was octagonal, the columns were heavy and there were hardly any windows (thank goodness …

Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust by Hubert

Castles of Augustusburg and F… (Inscribed)

Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust

I enjoyed this castle and its smaller hunting lodge. When I was there, the lodge at Falkanhurst was open, although the exterior was being restored. The building was small enough …

Cologne Cathedral by Els Slots

Cologne Cathedral (Inscribed)

Cologne Cathedral

I agree with the earlier entry by Yuntenwi Isidore (Cameroon). There are way too many tourists and non-religious visitors to this cathedral and they distract significantly from the overall feeling. …

Maulbronn Monastery by Els Slots

Maulbronn Monastery (Inscribed)

Maulbronn Monastery

Maulbronn is still actively in use, all these hundreds of years after construction, as a school, so parts of the complex are off-limits to visitors. However, enough of it is …

Speyer Cathedral by Els Slots

Speyer Cathedral (Inscribed)

Speyer Cathedral

This also is one of my favorite historic sites in Germany. The cathedral is just so, well, Romanesque! So free of all the gold and curly gew gaws of the …