Die Reisse

We just got back from our four day trip into central Germany. For the sake of time, I am going to make a quick list of events (including photos) that you all should be interested in and informed of. My luggage came! I am happily sittinging in my own pajamas in front of the computer.

Our first stop on the trip was the Wartburg/Eisenach--the home area of Bach, Martin Luther, Goethe, and other famous people.

(Me--at Bach's house)

Dan, me, and Mark at Wartburg

This is a picture of Karen and I on our way to the Stadtralley (History/Scavenger Hunt)

We stayed in Eisenach for two nights. The second day we took a hike into a National Preserve.

There was a tree top/canopy walkway built by the design of an inspired student in 2005. The tour guide was wonderful, spoke understandable German, and pointed out very interesting facts about the flora and fauna. The walkway ended with a huge tower that had a viewing area indoors and an outdoor lookout on the roof. The view was beautiful. We could see farmland for miles.

The last two days of our trip were spent in Fulda. We hiked down a mountain to the beggining of one of the rivers in Germany. I say in Germany, because the river does not flow into any other country. The spring that starts the river is a small stream that begins within a stone well. People were filling up their water bottles from the spring, but some of us simply drank from the stream itself. The water was crystal clear. Today, before we left Fulda, we took a tour of St. Bonifus' Cathedral and the garden house from one of the old palaces. The Cathedral is the resting place of the body of St. Bonifus as well as the home of the area's bishop and the meeting place for the annual German Bishop's Conference.

So, all is well in Deutschland.

Tschüs!

B