Since I don't work on Fridays, Maggie & I ventured to Eisenach. Eisenach is a super cute town that is slightly smaller than Erfurt and well-known for being the home of the Wartburg, which is a castle where Luther hid out after he published the 95 Theses and where he translated the Bible into German.
The day started out cool and misty. After taking the bus to the Wartburg, we still had to climb the hill up to the castle.
Like every other old German building, part of the Wartburg was covered with scaffolding.
I got a picture without the construction in it.
It just got foggier from here...
We heard a group of Americans and got them to take a picture of both of us. (I went off on a confused rant to Maggie about how these people must be confused because they're in Thueringen and I'm pretty sure that less than 100 people in Thueringen are native English speakers.)
The Wartburg up close!
I felt weird taking pictures during the tour, but this room was a huge mosaic about the life of St. Elisabeth (the Hungarian one).
The sign for the bathroom was cute...
Bill Clinton was in Eisenach!!
A mighty fortress is our God.
We didn't end up eating lunch until 3:30, but that ended up being for the best because we took refuge in a restaurant for the greater part of a thunderstorm.
Here is Bach's house. It was already closed by the time the rain stopped enough for us to resume exploring.
Bach & I. We're friends now. I've been to his house and everything! His cousin used to live in Erfurt! I used to play his chorales every day before band!
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