Slept til about 5:50 this morning - a sleepin!
The breakfast buffet didn't have as much choice as other hotels so far, but was otherwise ok. They even had champagne, go figure, although I tried it and it wasn't very nice. The internet was a bit flakey too - complicated login process, and pretty slow. At least it was included!
Our first activity for the day was Wartburg Castle just outside Eisenach. We had a tour of the main castle building so got to see all the main rooms. Then it was through the museum part and finally the Lutherstube - where Luther spent ten weeks translating the New Testament into German (and defining the German language in the process). Pretty cool stuff.
Hotel Romantik at Wartburg Castle
Eastern walls of Wartburg Castle
Southern buildings of Wartburg Castle
Wartburg Castle
Entrance to Wartburg Castle
Wartburg Castle
Vogtei building (Bailiffs' Lodge) in Wartburg Castle
South Tower and Gadem
South Tower
View from the South Tower
View from the South Tower
Cistern at Wartburg Castle
Interior of the palace building
Interior of the palace building
Fireplace in the palace
Ornate rooms in Wartburg Palace
Chapel in Wartburg Palace
Interior of the palace building
Festival Hall
Festival Hall
Royal bedroom in the Dirnitz building
Jewellery cabinet in the museum in the Dirnitz building
Luther's travel spoon in the museum in the Dirnitz building
Egglofstein historical cutlery in the museum in the Dirnitz building
Margarethengang covered walkway
Donkey Driver Room in the Vogtei in Wartburg Castle
The Luther Room in the Vogtei in Wartburg Castle where Luther translated the Bible into German
Vogtei building (Bailiffs' Lodge) in Wartburg Castle
Pigeon at Wartburg Castle
Stopped at a resthaus for lunch (I just had some stuff leftover from breakfast).
Then onto Worms. We had a walking tour of a few of the sights, which included the Trinity Reformation Church, St Peter's cathedral, the Jewish cemetery, the location of the Diet of Worms, and the big Luther monument.
Crossing the Rhine on Nibelungenbrücke
Worms Rathaus
Trinity Reformation Church
Trinity Reformation Church
Trinity Reformation Church
St Peter's Cathedral
Entrance to St Peter's Cathedral
St Peter's Cathedral
St Peter's Cathedral
St Peter's Cathedral
Worms city walls
Jewish Cemetery Holy Sand
After the tour finished, we went back to the location of the Diet of Worms (the building was destroyed by the French years ago) and had a little service and sang A Mighty Fortress is Our God.
Location where Martin Luther stood during the Diet of Worms
Location of the Diet of Worms (building destroyed by the French a long time ago)
Location of the Diet of Worms (building destroyed by the French a long time ago)
Our tour group in front of the Luther Monument in Worms
Luther Monument in Worms
Our tour group had a small service at the location of the Diet of Worms
Then everyone took the coach to the hotel, but Mum and I went for a walk up to see the Nibelung tower over the bridge over the Rhine (didn't find any Rhinegold though).
Me and a dragon on Hagenstraße
Photo by Mum
Nibelungenturm on Nibelungenbrücke
Raschitor on the north wall of the old town
Walked back to the hotel. The room here is huge. It has a whole entrance foyer thing going on.
Dinner was in the hotel - we had a dining room just for the group which was nice. But Germans just don't understand the concept of tap water. At least two places we've been refuse to even serve it. This hotel did - but only if you asked the right way - we didn't - so ended up with a 2.30 bottle of water. Pissed off about that. If I'm going to spend money on a drink, I'd rather beer or wine. Spending money on water offends me.
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