Today we drove to Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, one of the Lutheran "holy sites". It was a very long and difficult drive (heavy traffic, much construction) but worth it. The castle is high on a bluff overlooking the villages and valley, one can see why it was chosen as a fortified site. We had an excellent hour long English language guided tour, and learned much about the castle and history. On the Picasa album you'll see photos that will amaze you... some of the things we saw dating back to the time of Luther ... but not the furnishings. Much was done to the castle in the 1800's, as folks developed a new appreciation of their history, and then embellished it, re-creating the castle of the middle-ages as they thought it would be.
After that tour, we drove into Eisenach and toured the Bachhaus, a museum of Johannes Sebastian Bach. Much, much to see, overwhelmed with music history. Photos also on Picassa.
Concluded the day in Eisenach with a much needed meal. Dan ate a Thrungia (the state in which Eisenach is located) wurst (we'd call it a bratwurst) and sauerkraut that knocked my socks off.
Kathy had a cold meat platter that had some weird looking (and tasting) meats on it.
Drove home on a different route that was much more scenic and pleasant. Still 4 hours is a long drive. Ended up being a 14 hour day!
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