This photo shows a statue of the peppermint lady, another town character. The story goes that she would make peppermints and sell them to the men as they left the local taverns - to cover the smell of alcohol on their breath. She then used the money for two things - to feed stray cats (like the ones depicted at her feet) and to buy alcohol for herself. Supposedly, she once went into the local church to sit and contemplate how else to use her money and asked that question out loud, thinking herself to be alone in the church. She didn't know that the priest was a row or so behind her... He said she could donate it to the church. Well, still not seeing the priest, she told Jesus to shove it and left the church in a huff, never to return. Or so I remember the story going.... Koblenz, Germany

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