One Last Charlemagne Post, I Swear

Before heading off on the cycling trip, I did a tour of the old Aachen catherdral, the Dom. Turns out, it was built by Charlemagne! Or at least the first part of it was. And he had a throne there, where many European monarchs were crowned over the years, and was made out of stone from the temple of Jerusalem. Check it out:

There were also beautiful mosaics all over. A small but beautiful and interesting church.