Woke up at 5:30 again. Blerf.
Had a lighter breakfast today because we were scheduled to have lunch provided. Packed up and on the coach by 7:55.
Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Federal Administrative Court) in Leipzig
I was pretty tired so dozed in the coach between Leipzig and Erfurt. It reminded me a lot of our trip to America in 2004 - just on the go the whole time and not enough sleep. Had a pitstop on the way as well.
In Erfurt we got to go and see the two big churches on the top of the hill.
Erthal-Obelisk in Domplatz
Erfurt St Mary's Cathedral
St. Severi church
Interior of Erfurt Cathedral
Stained glass windows in Erfurt Cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Bronze candelabra Wolfram in Erfurt Cathedral
North entrance to Erfurt St Mary's Cathedral
Interior of St. Severi church
Organ in St. Severi church
Domplatz
Erfurt St Mary's Cathedral and St. Severi church
The guesthouse Luther stayed in was pointed out.
Guesthouse where Martin Luther stayed
We got to see the university building where Luther studied for his first degree.
Cool looking tree in a pot in Mettengasse
Wedding house in Erfurt
Allerheiligenkirche (All Saints Church)
Evangelische Studierendengemeinde - University where Martin Luther studied
Then to the Augustinian monastery where Luther went when he first decided to become a monk.
Creek in Erfurt
Erfurt Augustinian Monastery
Augustinerkirche
Stained glass windows in Augustinian Church
Interior of Augustinian Church
Erfurt Augustinian Monastery
Photo by Mum
South gate of Erfurt Augustinian Monastery
And then to the Merchant's Bridge, which is a big medieval bridge with buildings on top of it. Super cool!
Erfurt Krämerbrücke (Merchants' Bridge)
Then it was lunch. Unfortunately they took *forever* and there was too much food. It mucked up schedule for the afternoon. We'd have been better off doing what we normally do - just fend for ourselves.
Walked across the merchant's bridge, then back through the town streets to the coach.
St Giles' Church
Crossing the Merchants' Bridge
Fischmarkt (fish market)
Bronze model of Erfurt
Haus Zum Breiten Herd (House of the Broad Hearth) - a renaissance town house built in 1584
Erfurt St Mary's Cathedral and St. Severi church
In Eisenach we started at the oldest JS Bach statue in the world (apparently), which is right next to the Bachhaus.
Statue of Johann Sebastian Bach outside Bachhaus in Eisenach
Bachhaus in Eisenach
Walked down past the Lutherhaus, where Luther probably lived for a few years when he was in school.
Lutherhaus in Eisenach
Lutherhaus in Eisenach
Had a look inside the St George church.
St George's Fountain in front of Stadtschloss
City Council building in Eisenach
St George church
Interior of St George's Church
Organ in St George's Church
St George church
Residenzhaus
Photo by Mum
Then back to the Lutherhaus to have a look inside at the museum.
Multilingual Bible from 1596
Possibly Luther's Chambers
Martin Luther's Bible from 1736
Finally had a bit of a walk through the town and had a look at the town gates.
Flowers in front of Nicholas Gate at the eastern end of Eisenach
St Nicholas's Church and Nicholas Gate
Statue of Martin Luther in Eisenach
Then out to the hotel for a buffet dinner (hurrah, I could eat a lot less than if it had been another three course meal!) .
Wartburg Castle by night from our hotel
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