The city has been carefully restored and
there are incredible murals.
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A river divides the city into a hilly side, a
flat side, and an island in the river. This gives lots of opportunity
for scenic bridges.
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This is the Cathedral of St Peter and St
George which was built around 1211.
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I'd like to know what the
building regulations are like here, because they manage to keep the old
town looking pretty much like Disneyland. Only authentic.
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The Cathedral of St Jacob has less in the way
of decoration, but has great lighting.
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The very elaborate (and sometimes
distressing) decoration in the churches makes us understand better the
Muslim criticism of Christianity for being pagan.
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On the other hand, if you didn't have the
church putting up all these works of art, these cities would be a lot
more boring today.
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The feeling in this city is terribly inviting
and we spend an afternoon trying to figure out a way to move here.
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