The day we left Berlin it was pouring rain so it was like deja vu of the day we arrived, but backwards. Once we got on the train I stared out the window for most of the trip. It was nice to see little towns and hills covered in trees, because that's what I had always imagined Germany to look like. Thankfully when we arrived in Eisenach it wasn't raining. We took turns taking a taxi to the hostel. Once we got checked in I walked around the city by myself for a bit. That night we were getting ready for bed and the fire alarm went off so we had to go outside. We stood out there for a good half hour by the time they came and when they left after checking to see if it was safe.
The next day we hiked up to the Wartburg! We took a steep trail through the woods to get there. It is where Martin Luther translated the New Testament from Greek to German.
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| The Wartburg |
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| Houses in Eisenach |
We left for Nürnberg where we stayed in another hostel. At this one we had triple bunk beds so we had six girls to a room. These cool churches were just down the street from where we were staying!!!
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| Lorenzkirche |
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| Flying Buttresses!!! |
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| Frauenkirche an der Hauptmarkt |
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| Schönebrunnen |
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| Inside Sankt Sebaldkirche |
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| We found the fortress! |
For class we also went to the Kongresshalle which was built by the Nazis. It is now used as a museum. It was very depressing. The following picture is what most of the inside of the museum looked like. The harshness of the bricks added to the eerie feeling of the building.
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