St Martin Parish Church – #ThursdayDoors

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Gloria

I have more than just door photos this week. The interior of St Martin Parish Church in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is too beautiful not to share. I walked through it with my mouth open when I visited a few weeks ago.

I’d better credit Stephen for this photo! He fancies himself as a spectacular photographer!
(I might just go ahead and hire him! 🙃)

And I have a little history to tell as well.

Early in the 18th century the old St Martin Parish Church had become too small. The residents of Garmisch decided, together with their pastor, Marquad Schmid, to construct a new church to be located in the new urban centre. They chose the location of Niklasanger and tore down a church that was already situated there.

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Bavarian – #ThursdayDoors

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Gloria

I love our (almost) yearly skiing holiday in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. It’s one of my favourite places to holiday. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve visited Garmisch-Partenkirchen but I know I’ve had more skiing trips there than summer trips. I want my next visit to be a summer one though!

However, it’s a beautiful location at any time of the year. I don’t ski (not my thing). I go for snowy walks, watch the family skiing, drink Glühwein, read, and sometimes write. The mountain air is fresh and crispy cold, unlike the damp coldness we have in Ireland. And of course, the scenery is amazing.

I spent one morning walking around town taking photos of all the beautiful doors and buildings. I’ll never get bored looking at the buildings in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

I have no history to tell you about all of the doors because most of them are just dwelling houses and restaurants, and any history behind them is unknown to me! As I always say about every door; they could tell a tale or two!

I had no idea this was a library until I was back home and I translated the word ‘bucherei’.

This little house (below) is adorable. Although, it’s not so little at all. Cute door!

The restaurants have very heavy doors. All similar but rarely two the same.

My last door for today is quite unusual and in my favourite colour!

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Set in a gossipy small town in Ireland at a time when marriage is for keeps and sexuality is repressed, Secrets in the Babby House is a family saga over three decades that starts in 1956. It is a story of love, deception, and stolen diaries filled with sins and secrets.

Tobar Mhuire – #ThursdayDoors

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Gloria

An open door to a holy well, Tobar Mhuire – Saint Mary’s Well. So it’s not actually a door, but a doorway. I think it still counts for #ThursdayDoors and Dan won’t slap my wrists! (Leave me alone. It’s only January and I’m still waking up to the realisation that it’s 2024.)

We visit this well because it’s a lovely country walk and it’s an interesting place to be.

I wrote a post all about Tobar Mhuire during my #100daysofolddays project. If you’d like to read more about this holy well, read my post HERE.

You Can Make Me Whole Again – Part one!

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Gloria

I’m so jealous right now. Mohotma Coataly is away out in Australia somewhere – without Saphirra and me. Like, what is she thinking…..? She’ll be so bored without us!

Okay….we understand. You see, Mohotma lost her husband in January and to say she is heartbroken, is an understatement. She’s a strong woman and very accepting of what life throws at her, but it still can’t be easy losing your lifelong partner and friend.

It was a sad time for all of us as he was one of our closest friends; he is missed so much. We have many fond and funny memories of Mr Coatalay and we love that we can talk about the good times without feeling like we’re upsetting our special friend Mohotma.

Sure Saphirra and I thought we could make her feel whole again, but apparently three weeks in Australia is what she needs. She couldn’t have gone any further away from us. We’re very hurt. Sigh…… to be honest I couldn’t afford to go anyway. Saphirra could, because she just landed herself a posh new office job somewhere near Doom. Going on nights out now with her new work mates; next thing she’ll be wearing high heels and lipstick every day! It’s not that I’m jealous or anything; God no!

Mohotma’s first stop was Bali. She boasted about eating pig’s ears and said there is two million of them on the Island. I think she means people though – not pig’s ears. Balcony views, sunny beach and sunset photos followed. Drinking beer and eating Balanese tiger prawns. I think she’s going to eat and drink her way through the next three weeks. (Yep, she’ll be whole again.)

Giphy.com

However, she’s moving around plenty. She dressed all Hindu style and joined in with their traditional dance. Shook off some of that buttered chicken she devoured with the pig’s ears on her first night.

Turtle Island sounds fab but she looked a bit ‘Fifty Shades’ with that snake wrapped around her! Not for me…no thanks! (The snake that is…I’d be fine with Fifty Shades)

The Cat Poo coffee? Apparently it’s the most expensive coffee in the world. But no no no…. I would not drink coffee that came from a cat’s bum. I’ll stick to my Bewleys thank you very much.

I have to say though, she definitely looks amazing in her photos. Especially the one of her being Rose on the Titanic – even if it is just a wee rowing boat she’s in – bless her! She’s definitely glowing! I can’t share the photos just in case an internet stalker hunts her down and kidnaps her. I’d never forgive myself.

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Now I did say she was brave earlier….. well, she’s braver than I thought. She went to the beach wearing an itsy bitsy teeny weeny black no-polka-dot bikini. Woo hoo…… go Mohotma. We didn’t get a photo but I bet she pulled it off fabulously. There’ll be no stopping her now.

She was boarding a plane to Darwin the last time we heard from her. She gave me her flight number so that I could track her on Flightradar. Yes, she’s landed. But she must be sleeping. No doubt we’ll soon get a photo of her breakfast!

To be continued………..HERE