Enchanting Erfurt
Date: 11/21/2009 Album ID: 894066
Photos by Ruth Taber / Special to the Times
Photos of El Paso Times columnist Ruth Taber's trip to Erfurt, a German city full of history, treasures.
Kostritzer zum Guldenen Rade - typical Erfurt beer garden. Photos by Ruth Taber
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A dining table set up in one of the old monks' cells in the Augustinerkloster, showing typical dinnerware used by monks - early 16th century.
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Typical  Thuringian dumplings - all are tennis ball sized - classics are  filled with toasted croutons; these were filled with smoked salmon and spinach. Made with mixture of cooked and raw grated potatoes. We ate these in Erfurt Beer Garden.
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Interior court, Augustinerkloster, Erfurt.
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Assortment of sumptuous chocolates in Goldhelm Schokolade artisianal chocolate/coffee shop in Erfurt
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Entrance to Erfurt University  - where Martin Luther received his degrees.
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Enjoying midday meals along the Gera River which flows through heart of medieval Erfurt
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View of Peterburg Citadel entrance; built to protect Erfurt (but Napoleon captured city anyhow!)
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View of guest annex to Augustinerkloster; comfortable, inexpensive  guest rooms for visitors to Erfurt.
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Library in Augustinerkloster, more than 60,000 rare books housed there.
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View of city of Erfurt from the Petersburg Citadel
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