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Again, few photos from our honeymoon:)
Abbey Library of Saint Gall (St. Gallen, Switzerland), old and amazing.
Unfortunately, taking photographs..... forbidden, so...internet pictures

Few facts:
The Abbey Library of Saint Gall was founded by Saint Othmar, the founder of the Abbey of St. Gall. During a fire in 937, the Abbey was destroyed, but the library remained intact.
he library collection is the oldest in Switzerland, and is one of earliest and most important monastic libraries in the world. It holds 2,100 manuscripts dating back to the 8th through the 15th centuries, 1,650 incunabula (printed before 1500), and old printed books. The library holds almost 160,000 volumes, and most are available for public use. Books published before 1900 are to be read in a special reading room. The manuscript B of the Nibelungenlied is kept here.

Source:
https://joydellavita.com/abbey-library-st-gallen-unesco-world-heritage-site/
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g188068-d318516-Reviews-Abbey_Library-St_Gallen_Canton_of_St_Gallen.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_library_of_Saint_Gall

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wow what a nice place and great shots by the way...upvoted and followed you back

Heck of a honeymoon!
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Wow this is beautiful! Also dat booty

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