From Luxembourg, I have decided to visit Trier in Germany.
The train reached the main station in Trier. Joined the rejoicing crowd
that was moving towards the city center. I have noticed that the city centers
in European towns are always vibrant with weekend revelers and a place where
political, cultural ideologies meet with commerce.Trier is one such beautiful vintage city in Germany bordering Luxembourg caressed by the Moselle River. Augustus colonized this city from the Celts and during the time of Constantine Trier became their Northern European border town. Today, Trier is a UNESCO Heritage town and one can find the Roman archaeological sites and monuments.
Porta Nigra is the famous Roman gate to
the city and one can walk there from the City center. Visited the ruins of the famous Trier
Imperial Baths, St. Peter's Cathedral and the Constantine Church. I have
decided to have lunch at the famous restaurant Zum Domstein. The chef proudly
told me that they still follow the ancient Roman recipes from Marcus Gavius
Apicius who lived in the 1st century AD! I did not try all that ancient
food but had the best-marinated cabbage and pasta. Of course, I had Coffee and
Cannoli! No Italian meal is complete without the dessert.
The music, shopping, and coffee gave me
all the strength to walk up to the Karl Marx birthplace and Museum that I must see.
It is his lovely ancestral house donated by his heirs that was converted into a museum. The life history of Marx,
his family, political life, his exile in Paris and London, his love for his
wife Jenny, their children, the Communist Manifesto, his last days are
portrayed with modern visual and audio aids. His thinking influenced
China and Russia the two major proponents of his philosophy until they changed
their course to march into the inevitable capitalism. I do not think Marx would have
anticipated that "Synthesis" would be reverting to Capitalism!
The setting sun's rays made the buildings
and monuments covered in beautiful crimson red reflecting nothing but peace and
joy! The humankind need this and not the red that comes out of terrorist acts
and revolutions that require bloodshed.
PEACE ON EARTH!
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