Hello from Jena, East Germany.
Here for 1 morE day then off to LEIPZIG, Germany to see SANTANA, ( It was a x-mas gift from last x-mas)
Jena is a growing town. Lots of Colleges, universities and research institutes.
some of the main sites are:
The 13th century Town Hall ("Rathaus"). It has astronomic clock featuring the "Snatching Hans" ("Schnapphans").
The Gothic St. Michael's Church ("Michaelskirche", 1506). It has a bronze slab of Martin Luther's tomb
Monument to John Frederick the Magnanimous (1905-08),
in the Market Square The Old Castle and numerous towers from the medieval fortifications, including the Powder Tower (13th-14th centuries)
House of Friedrich Schiller and his Wedding Church.
The Botanical Garden, founded in 1580, the second oldest botanical garden in Germany
Jen-Tower, a research edifice built in GDR times. There is a restaurant and viewing platform at the 27th floor.
Today Jena is a manufacturing city, specializing in precision machinery, pharmaceuticals, optics and photographic equipment, and is home to the famous Zeiss optics plant.
In 1926, the world's first modern planetarium was built by the Zeiss company in the Damenviertel district of the town. As of today, they say it's the oldest active one in the world. I just watch a "Queen" and "Pink Floyd" show in it. Something new thats going to be in the USA soon. It was Great, (Just go in stright,,,LOL)
Well time is almost up and Internet here is an arm and a leg, ( and some times a L or right ball...lol)
All the Best
JC
