{"id":10574,"date":"2018-01-02T13:39:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T11:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=10574"},"modified":"2022-06-28T15:31:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T13:31:56","slug":"32000-steps-through-osnabruck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/germany\/lower-saxony\/osnabrueck\/32000-steps-through-osnabruck\/","title":{"rendered":"On the way through the old town of Osnabr\u00fcck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This is the 5th time I have been to a congress in Osnabr\u00fcck. So far, I have walked back and forth between the castle, various university buildings and some gymnasiums without paying much attention to the old town of Osnabr\u00fcck. But this time it was different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
This time I didn’t keep getting on buses to get from A to B, I walked. Always criss-crossing the old town of Osnabr\u00fcck. When I looked at my pedometer one evening, dead tired, I actually counted 32,000 steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One evening – I reached the hotel completely knackered – a look at my fitness tracker told me that I had done 32000 steps in one day. And what I discovered in Osnabr\u00fcck between three presentations and two workshops\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The late Gothic town hall was built in 1512. Back in the day, it was a modern building, meant to represent the political power and significance of Osnabr\u00fcck. The hip roof is 18 meters high and surrounded by 6 little towers. The front is decorated with little figurines. Two staircases lead up to the main portal from either side. It was here that the Peace of Westphalia was declared and the Thirty Year\u2019s War found its end. This peace treaty is regarded as the first step towards a united Europe. The Hall of Peace can be visited, it currently is home to the Golden Book of the City. <\/p>\n\n\n\n