I was feeling pretty home sick and looking forward to getting some letters when we reach Innsbruck. I hope everyone is O.K. It was a Sunday and we got up for breakfast, then went back to bed until 12 noon. Then we faffed around cleaning boots, doing some washing by hand, writing letters etc. At about 3pm we felt guilty for not going out and decided we better face the cold and make the most of what was left of the day. We walked and walked and walked.Saw beautiful trees covered with snow, and saw where the people actually live, in tenement buildings, flats and the residential areas. We walked on the modern side of the river, looking for lunch. Eventually we came to a circular church with domes. Being a Sunday, there was a service going on and we went in. An orthodox Yugoslavian church, with a congregation of maybe 3. No pews, wonderful colored murals, places to light candles and stands with pictures of Jesus which were meant to be kissed. The cantor/ priest stood behind a screen then appeared and did the thing with the swinging incense, as he walked around. The religion is very similar to the Catholic, but the cross themselves in the opposite direction and work on a different calender, which is two weeks ahead of the Catholics. The circular space was dominated by the biggest chandelier I have ever seen in my life, I mean huge. Hanging low down and weighing 4 tone. We also saw a squadron of munchkin like tubby round women wearing blue dust/house coats and black scarves on their heads and tied under their chins. They slopped around in their slippers with no reverence to G-d or Guinea pig. One munchkin scurried to the alter screen where an over sized panel opens up surreptitiously and she whispered to the Wizard of Oz behind it, that he can now come out to start the ceremony. We continued our hunt for what would now be dinner, not lunch.Photo by MikeL-911
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