Puppets, Romans, Brecht and Luther - Augsburg at all times

Of course, a visit to the "Augsburger Puppenkiste" is a must in Augsburg. From our childhood we still knew Jim Button and Urmel from the Ice, whom we saw again in the exhibition about the figures and the puppeteers behind the scenes.

From there we set off with the free RömA app on our mobiles to explore Roman Augsburg. The Friedberg Gymnasium developed this app and filled it with information about various places in the city.

So we stood there, listening with our smartphones in front of the Basilica of St. Ulrich and Afra, while the visitors of the baptismal feast streamed past us after the church service.

Afra is said to have died as a martyr in 304 AD: After initially operating a brothel, she closed it after converting to Christianity, which obviously made her unpopular with some men who accused her of being a Christian.

We then walked along Maximilianstrasse with its magnificent fountains, which unfortunately are covered in winter, and then back to Rathausplatz via the former Zeughaus.

As it was now very cold, we decided to take a detour to more recent history and went to the Brechthaus.

Bertolt Brecht was born here and spent the beginning of his life in what is now the museum, which tells the story of his life, love affairs and works.

Martin Luther also spent several days in Augsburg: The interrogation by Cardinal Cajetan took place here and Luther stayed at the former Carmelite monastery near St. Anna's Church.

Today, the old monastery houses the exhibition "Lutherstiege", which provides information about the Reformation in Augsburg.

In one room, you can listen to the dispute between Luther and Cajetan, in which the reformer refused to recant.

St. Anna's Church is now an evangelical church, after the confession in Augsburg changed several times - among other things, depending on the occupying power during the 30 Years' War.

With this tour through antiquity, the Reformation period and modern times, we concluded our time in Augsburg. The next day, the adventure of "train travel" continued and we wondered what surprises we would experience this time...