We live across the street from the main cemetery in Frankfurt. There are some really interesting things to be found there. They work hard to maintain graves all year round and there are at least 5 floral shops spaced around the cemetery. They maintain graves even in the cold weather (which it has been the last few days) and even when it snows (which we got the first taste on Saturday). Here's some of the things we found there which might give all of us 
something to think about. The marker to the left says this section of the cemetery has been dedicated to those who gave their lives as scientific experiments. It says this is to be a reminder to those that conducted this unnecessary scientific work of their responsibility for what they have done.
The picture below is the grave markers for those experiments. Sometimes it is interesting to see things from both sides of history. I think it's remarkable they have this section of the cemetery. There are some other grave markers that are interesting but I think I won't add a bunch of them at this point. The picture below is an area dedicated to those who died in World Wars I and II.
As we've wandered through various parts of Frankfurt we've also found some other fun metal and bronze sculptures in various locations throughout areas in Frankfurt. Since space is at a premium here, the parks are well kept and are places for people to walk through on a good day(actually any day) and enjoy. They like to go for walks here so they get a chance to wander through areas set aside as green space. 
The sculpture here is of a court jester and is one of many found in the park one day. They have statues of poets, heroes, political figures and lots of other things. They have a few years of history on us so they have lots of things that date back over 1000 to 1200 years ago.
This statue is a fun one that is dedicated to various fairy tales and is found in the center of town. You can miss a lot of these kind of things as you walk around because there are no signs to light them up. They are there for all to see and enjoy or just walk by and not think about.
The crest below is found on the wall of the oldest church in Frankfurt. This is a large church today but it started out as about 1ooo square feet in size and was where they held both political and church meetings. This crest is a Frankfurt crest and is political in nature. It was placed there when the head of the church was also the political leader (or was that vice versa). There are lots of fun things that give you some interesting things to think about when nothing else is going on in your head. Nice to visit with all of you. We love it here and find the work to be very rewarding. Some days are long but then where there's action, there can be fun and games as well as some spiritually rewarding happenings. It's great to be involved with the missionaries and share their many experiences, both the good ones and the not so good ones.
something to think about. The marker to the left says this section of the cemetery has been dedicated to those who gave their lives as scientific experiments. It says this is to be a reminder to those that conducted this unnecessary scientific work of their responsibility for what they have done.
The picture below is the grave markers for those experiments. Sometimes it is interesting to see things from both sides of history. I think it's remarkable they have this section of the cemetery. There are some other grave markers that are interesting but I think I won't add a bunch of them at this point. The picture below is an area dedicated to those who died in World Wars I and II.
As we've wandered through various parts of Frankfurt we've also found some other fun metal and bronze sculptures in various locations throughout areas in Frankfurt. Since space is at a premium here, the parks are well kept and are places for people to walk through on a good day(actually any day) and enjoy. They like to go for walks here so they get a chance to wander through areas set aside as green space. 
The sculpture here is of a court jester and is one of many found in the park one day. They have statues of poets, heroes, political figures and lots of other things. They have a few years of history on us so they have lots of things that date back over 1000 to 1200 years ago.
This statue is a fun one that is dedicated to various fairy tales and is found in the center of town. You can miss a lot of these kind of things as you walk around because there are no signs to light them up. They are there for all to see and enjoy or just walk by and not think about.
The crest below is found on the wall of the oldest church in Frankfurt. This is a large church today but it started out as about 1ooo square feet in size and was where they held both political and church meetings. This crest is a Frankfurt crest and is political in nature. It was placed there when the head of the church was also the political leader (or was that vice versa). There are lots of fun things that give you some interesting things to think about when nothing else is going on in your head. Nice to visit with all of you. We love it here and find the work to be very rewarding. Some days are long but then where there's action, there can be fun and games as well as some spiritually rewarding happenings. It's great to be involved with the missionaries and share their many experiences, both the good ones and the not so good ones. 
5 comments:
I love getting my german history lesson. It looks facinating. We will be thinking of you on thanksgiving and giving thanks for family!! Love you
It's amazing that there is so much history crammed into such a tiny country. SO interesting. What are some of the "spiritually rewarding happenings" you mentioned at the end of your post? We LOVE missionary experiences! We'll be thinking about you on thanksgiving. Don and Karen invited us over to there house for the Big Feast. We'll post pictures of the day on our blog. We love you guys!
I found this blog to be very tender, I just finished watching a Chinese DVD about the traditions, of forgiveness and lack thereof.
History has many twists and turns, and a lot of gaps in the understanding of why things happen.
Mission's are hard work, the best kind of hard work.
We love you immensely, and are very proud of your service.
Love all the fascinating things you are seeing and doing. Foreign places are so much fun because there is so much to discover. Tomorrow is our last day in the MTC then it is on the the real challenge. Keep up the good work.
Hey Joe & Ginny!
I'm so glad you guys are keeping a blog about your mission. This is a great way to keep a journal and keep everyone up-to-date. I hope things are going well for you. My thoughts and prayers are with you!
Take Care!
Keri Mayer
klmbubby@aol.com
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