Day4 -- Wittenburg! -- After breakfast, we were off to visit Wittenburg, where Luther lived most of his career. This was the town where he preached, baptised, wrote, visited with Reformation notables, and was married. In the morning we went to the Town Church where he was most active. This is the same church where Pastor Carol preached for 2 weeks in 2005. (The sermon was not that long...) Town Church is VERY old, dating back to the 1100's.
Lunch with friends at the town square, and then the afternoon to Castle Church, the other end of the main square. This was the fancier church in town, where Luther actually posted his 95 Theses. It is also the place where Luther and his compatriot Phillip Melanchthon are buried.
Back to the hotel for a 50th wedding anniversary celebration!
Tomorrow we are back to Wittenburg for one more day, and we will visit Martin and Katie's home for all those years.
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED --
Most everywhere in Germany (and Europe) there are no free toilets, unless you are actually buying something. There are public toilets to use, but you better have your 1/2 Euro ready -- there is a charge.
Practically everything was invented by a German. Including velcro. More on this tomorrow.
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Ah, but do these toilets rotate? I will never forget the one I encountered at a rest stop on the Autobahn -- talk about an invention that came from Germany first...
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