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Friday, October 19, 2007

Dyersville Proper






Dyersville seems to have a lot to offer....still can't figure out why I am able to take pictures with impunity from the middle of Main Streets looking down at the long road....
The sign at the town border kind of says it all I guess.

The Basilica of St. Francis Xavier is darned impressive. The stained glass window of the Priest converting the indigenous folks made me a bit uneasy but hey....as wikipedia notes "Another window features
Saint Francis Xavier ministering to the Indians. The maker of the window had mistakenly used images of Native Americans instead of images of people from India." ...regardless, it is one impressive building....