Erfurt Cathedral -- Where Luther was ordained.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Day 2 – Erfurt & Buchenwald
Day 2 – Erfurt
After breakfast we took the bus to downtown Erfurt. We met our guide and went on a walking tour of this 500 year old town. We saw the university where Luther was studying law, before he changed his major to the ministry. We visited the Augustinian monastery where Luther studied. And also the church where he was later ordained. Luther was born on Nov 10, and Nov 11 is St. Martin's day. Ergo the statue of St Martin in the in main town square that celebrates with both Catholics and Lutherans on Nov 10 and 11 each year.
Buchenwald -- After our lunch break we bused to Buchenwald concentration camp, just a few miles to the north of Weimar. We visited the museum and grounds there. Most of the buildings have been torn down, but a few key structures remain, and the footings of all the original buildings are clearly visible.
After our visit here we were off to Brehna, just outside of Leipzig. We will visit Luther sites there tomorrow.
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED --
An Erfurt-er is a person from Erfurt, but there are no foods called Erfurt. (that we know of)
In German a ford over a river is a "furt." And "er" means muddy. Which is what happened to the river's waters when many wagons were entering the town via the ford.
A 1400's cure for kidney stones was to eat 7 very salty fish quickly, which then brings on a terrific thirst. So you down a boatload of water -- the combination of which tends to eliminate some of the stones.
After breakfast we took the bus to downtown Erfurt. We met our guide and went on a walking tour of this 500 year old town. We saw the university where Luther was studying law, before he changed his major to the ministry. We visited the Augustinian monastery where Luther studied. And also the church where he was later ordained. Luther was born on Nov 10, and Nov 11 is St. Martin's day. Ergo the statue of St Martin in the in main town square that celebrates with both Catholics and Lutherans on Nov 10 and 11 each year.
Buchenwald -- After our lunch break we bused to Buchenwald concentration camp, just a few miles to the north of Weimar. We visited the museum and grounds there. Most of the buildings have been torn down, but a few key structures remain, and the footings of all the original buildings are clearly visible.
After our visit here we were off to Brehna, just outside of Leipzig. We will visit Luther sites there tomorrow.
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED --
An Erfurt-er is a person from Erfurt, but there are no foods called Erfurt. (that we know of)
In German a ford over a river is a "furt." And "er" means muddy. Which is what happened to the river's waters when many wagons were entering the town via the ford.
A 1400's cure for kidney stones was to eat 7 very salty fish quickly, which then brings on a terrific thirst. So you down a boatload of water -- the combination of which tends to eliminate some of the stones.
Daz 1 – Leaving from Yumbro -- Eisenach & Wartburg
Daz 1 – Leaving from Yumbro -- Eisenach & Wartburg
We all met at Yumbro at 2pm on Mondaz. Bus ride to the Twin Cities without event, nice and sunnz, singing songs along the waz. Iceland Air out of HHH, through Rezkjavik Iceland, to Frankfurt.
Wartburg Castle -- We immediatelz got onto our buses and headed out to Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, the same town where LutherHaus and BachHaus are located.
We were told that the walk from the bus to Wartburg Castle was "onlz 500 feet", which we found to be accurate. It was 500 feet horiyontallz from the bus to the castle, but then it was also 500 feet UP these stairs as well.
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED –
A Hamburg-er is a person from Hamburg.
A Frankfurt-er is a person from Frankfurt.
Castles ending in Burg are fortresses.
Castles ending in Schloss are prettz castles.
And the "Z" and the "Y" on German kezboards are reversed.
Most of the other punctuation marks have been moved to random locations as well.
And flush toilets here have 2 buttons – BIG flush and little flush.
We all met at Yumbro at 2pm on Mondaz. Bus ride to the Twin Cities without event, nice and sunnz, singing songs along the waz. Iceland Air out of HHH, through Rezkjavik Iceland, to Frankfurt.
Wartburg Castle -- We immediatelz got onto our buses and headed out to Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, the same town where LutherHaus and BachHaus are located.
We were told that the walk from the bus to Wartburg Castle was "onlz 500 feet", which we found to be accurate. It was 500 feet horiyontallz from the bus to the castle, but then it was also 500 feet UP these stairs as well.
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED –
A Hamburg-er is a person from Hamburg.
A Frankfurt-er is a person from Frankfurt.
Castles ending in Burg are fortresses.
Castles ending in Schloss are prettz castles.
And the "Z" and the "Y" on German kezboards are reversed.
Most of the other punctuation marks have been moved to random locations as well.
And flush toilets here have 2 buttons – BIG flush and little flush.
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