After being picked up in Frankfurt by my dad we arrived in Aalen and enjoyed a wonderful meal prepared for us by my mom - featuring
Maultaschen. Then we decided to head downtown Aalen to see the sights and do some shopping. This photo of Aalen was taken off the Protestant City Church 'St. Nikolaus' which dates back to the 14th century.
The city of Aalen has a long standing tradition of 'city pipers' and 'tower blowers,' originally a guild of musicians responsible for all the music making at the church and for the city. To this day it is custom that weekdays at 6pm and saturdays at noon a group of brass players climbs up the tower and plays a hymn off all four sides of the 'City Church' tower. While waiting to hear them play some members of our quintet introduced themselves to the brass players waiting at the bottom of the tower. They were such a nice group of guys, they invited us to climb up the tower with them. The highlight was Luke (our horn player Mary's husband and trumpet player) getting to join in with them.
The city of Aalen has a long standing tradition of 'city pipers' and 'tower blowers,' originally a guild of musicians responsible for all the music making at the church and for the city. To this day it is custom that weekdays at 6pm and saturdays at noon a group of brass players climbs up the tower and plays a hymn off all four sides of the 'City Church' tower. While waiting to hear them play some members of our quintet introduced themselves to the brass players waiting at the bottom of the tower. They were such a nice group of guys, they invited us to climb up the tower with them. The highlight was Luke (our horn player Mary's husband and trumpet player) getting to join in with them.
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