Wartburg Castle

Today we visited the Wartburg Castle in Waverly's sister city Eisenach.....it was amazing to be there! We took a tour of castle, including the room where Martin Luther studied and translated the Greek Bible into German. There is also a legend that Luther saw a vision of a devil in that room, and threw ink at it, hitting the wall instead. The legend has it that pilgrims visiting the room chipped away at the wall and took the pieces of wall that had the ink on it. However, Dr. Kleinhans told us the expression "threw ink at the devil" is an expression for writing all the works on faith that he wrote...as in throwing ink onto paper in spite of the devil. It was a long climb up there, and I definately realized how out of shape I am. It was well worth it though!! I also got an awesome momento at the gift store...They have replicas of Katarina Von Bora's wedding ring...which has a red colored stone in the middle, and Jesus on the cross beneath the stone. It was expensive but well worth it! Tomorrow we travel to Smalkalden, the city where the reformers gathered to further the Reformation, and then tomorrow night there is a special opportunity to go to a youth festival up at the Castle, where there will be music and a late night coffee house. It should be fun!! Until next time...
Grace and Peace