Today was our last day in Eisenach, thus the title for my blog...(Waverly, Eisenach, sister cities, for those of u who don't get it, or who know me well enough to know that I do not have a sister)
Saturday was a bit of a blur to me, I woke up with puffy eyes because my allergies decided to spark up on me. In an attempt to get the swelling down, I took two allergy pills, which made me really groggy all day. I know that we visited Smalkald, but other than that....well, unfortunately your guess is as good as mine. I was like a walking zombie through the city tour, but I do remember it being a very nice, cute little town!
Sunday morning we all got up to go to church at St. George's Church, (the church St. Elizabeth was married in at age 14), but since Sunday was the annual Kirchentag (church festival) happened to fall on one of our visiting day in Eisenach, they were holding a German Bible study instead of church. Since very few of us speak enough German to understand a Bible study in the language, we all left and went walking around to all the different booths that were set up in the market square outside the church. It was like a big flea market, with tons of booths set up along the street, and some music performances by various bands in the middle of the square. Further down the street, a motorcycle rally was also going on, which was fun and interesting to see. It was a very festive celebration, and at 2:00 in the church a musical about St. Elizabeth was performed by kids in the area. It was really cute and the music was great. It was all in German, so I did't understand a word, but it was fun to watch and listen to! We continued walking around and looking at all the different booths out on the market square. It was fun to see all the different items and people, and I definately got the feeling of community while walking around. People were so friendly, and it was like being at a big church benefit or something, or an insanely large fellowship/after- worship- coffee- hour, with MUCH more to offer than a styrofoam cup of coffee!!
Today we finally got to have a tour of the city of Eisenach, after having stayed here for 3 days. We visited the Luther house here in Eisenach, as well as the Bach house, which had tons of music and instruments inside. It was really neat to see!! We also got a quick tour of St. Geroge's, which (without the set of the St. Elizabeth musical) is the church Johann Sabestian Bach was baptized.
A few of us went inside the city hall and saw the quilt that some local Waverly women made for
Eisenach. It's a beautiful quilt, with some landmarks of Waverly on it, so Waverly does have qute a beautiful place in Eisenach!!
After the tour, we got the whole afternoon to ourselves, and a few of us went with Dr. Kleinhans back up to see the Castle one last time before we left. It was a nice hike up there, it took about 45 minutes from our hotel, but it was a beautiful hike through the woods. I feel a bit beat up from the experience, realizing that I'm not as in shape as I would like to be, but the achy body pains are more of a sign of accomplishment, which I am definately grateful for!! I love the Castle, and just being there is an amazing feeling. Knowing that I was standing at a place of such historical importance (being that Martin Luther translated the Greek Bible into German so people could read and understand the Gospel, which was very central to anything Luther did) always sends a rush of adrenaline through me. I'm also a huge nerd when it comes to anything having to do with the Reformation (or Wartburg, for that matter), so obviously being at the Wartburg is a big deal for me!! I definately recommend seeing the Castle as a MUST to anyone who plans to visit Germany, even if you don't have a tie to Wartburg College, or Wartburg Seminary, or really anything that has the name Wartburg on it.
Tomorrow we travel to Marburg, so I will keep you updated on the last week of our journey!!
+Grace and Peace+
Saturday was a bit of a blur to me, I woke up with puffy eyes because my allergies decided to spark up on me. In an attempt to get the swelling down, I took two allergy pills, which made me really groggy all day. I know that we visited Smalkald, but other than that....well, unfortunately your guess is as good as mine. I was like a walking zombie through the city tour, but I do remember it being a very nice, cute little town!
Sunday morning we all got up to go to church at St. George's Church, (the church St. Elizabeth was married in at age 14), but since Sunday was the annual Kirchentag (church festival) happened to fall on one of our visiting day in Eisenach, they were holding a German Bible study instead of church. Since very few of us speak enough German to understand a Bible study in the language, we all left and went walking around to all the different booths that were set up in the market square outside the church. It was like a big flea market, with tons of booths set up along the street, and some music performances by various bands in the middle of the square. Further down the street, a motorcycle rally was also going on, which was fun and interesting to see. It was a very festive celebration, and at 2:00 in the church a musical about St. Elizabeth was performed by kids in the area. It was really cute and the music was great. It was all in German, so I did't understand a word, but it was fun to watch and listen to! We continued walking around and looking at all the different booths out on the market square. It was fun to see all the different items and people, and I definately got the feeling of community while walking around. People were so friendly, and it was like being at a big church benefit or something, or an insanely large fellowship/after- worship- coffee- hour, with MUCH more to offer than a styrofoam cup of coffee!!
Today we finally got to have a tour of the city of Eisenach, after having stayed here for 3 days. We visited the Luther house here in Eisenach, as well as the Bach house, which had tons of music and instruments inside. It was really neat to see!! We also got a quick tour of St. Geroge's, which (without the set of the St. Elizabeth musical) is the church Johann Sabestian Bach was baptized.
A few of us went inside the city hall and saw the quilt that some local Waverly women made for
Eisenach. It's a beautiful quilt, with some landmarks of Waverly on it, so Waverly does have qute a beautiful place in Eisenach!!After the tour, we got the whole afternoon to ourselves, and a few of us went with Dr. Kleinhans back up to see the Castle one last time before we left. It was a nice hike up there, it took about 45 minutes from our hotel, but it was a beautiful hike through the woods. I feel a bit beat up from the experience, realizing that I'm not as in shape as I would like to be, but the achy body pains are more of a sign of accomplishment, which I am definately grateful for!! I love the Castle, and just being there is an amazing feeling. Knowing that I was standing at a place of such historical importance (being that Martin Luther translated the Greek Bible into German so people could read and understand the Gospel, which was very central to anything Luther did) always sends a rush of adrenaline through me. I'm also a huge nerd when it comes to anything having to do with the Reformation (or Wartburg, for that matter), so obviously being at the Wartburg is a big deal for me!! I definately recommend seeing the Castle as a MUST to anyone who plans to visit Germany, even if you don't have a tie to Wartburg College, or Wartburg Seminary, or really anything that has the name Wartburg on it.
Tomorrow we travel to Marburg, so I will keep you updated on the last week of our journey!!
+Grace and Peace+
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