On a recent day off, we took the opportunity to use a day pass we still had to explore the charming city of St. Gallen.

As you arrive there and leave the train station, what strikes you at first is how old this is. You definitely get a feel of history all around you. No surprise as the abbey in its center was built in the 8th century.

Not old as in stinky and useless though, rather as in traditionally quaint. Lovely boutiques, alleys and homes. We got to lunch in a restaurant that is all sloping, a lovely St. Galler wurst by the way.

Before heading back home, we did not miss to give a tour to the Stiftsbezirk. Its library is one of the richest and oldest of the world, part Unesco Heritage since 2009. We got to see a large globe picturing both some of our world and the stary heavens too. One of the current exhibitions is about women in the Middle Age. I’ve read about another Keller in this section, namely Regula Keller who stood out during the times of the Reformation.