Part 4: Walking back to the train station
Back on level ground I was impressed by this church, sure, but especially by the display out in front that reminded people of the hero's welcome once given to Adolf Hitler here.
The display then documents the opposition that arose over time as the real nature of the Nazi movement became understood. The display had several interesting and timely warnings to the current generation (a "lessons learned" display, as it were:
From across the river I made a left turn so as not to retrace my steps coming into town, and these were some of these scenes along the way. First came that strange looking modern art museum and complex:
Some street scenes in the older part of the town:
An interesting building or two:
An interesting church or two, like this late 15th century Gothic church with unique three-dimensional decor in that left opening in the photo below:
I liked this apothecary, belonging to the Minorites, because it had a thoroughly modern window display, and yet above it stood the Virgin Mary in a cosmically triumphant pose:
This sort of mixing of the old and the modern seems to be what Graz is all about. Did you notice all the cranes working in the city? A sign of progress being made, of inserting the modern into the ancient, as is being done here in an admirable way.
Now it got a bit dark and I ended up really hustling to make the train that would leave just after dark.
The next 4 days? Meetings every day. Not bad, but not as exciting as climbing hills in towns never before visited.
Where were my meetings? Same place as usual.
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