I have 5 minutes to post this before lunch. We are in Oberammergau, which has a lot of shops in which to buy wooden crosses, wooden carvings and other items. The Passion Play begins this afternoon.
We spent yesterday traveling from the North, in Leipzig, to the South, to Etal, near Oberammergau. On the way, we saw the Lindenhof castle, built by Ludwig, a Bavarian monarch enamored with King Louis XIV of France. The castle was ornate, complete with a cave or grotto he built to watch operas in - only about 10 people could watch the opera, but the cave had an up to date (for that time) lighting system, and included a stage, a lagoon, a place for the orchestra, and a balcony. He was one strange dude.
Most interesting in our travels have been the stories of those who lived in the former East Germany. One woman told us she had been spied on by her best friend - discovered this when she opened her security file and found the information. Also of interest to me - the info about the 3rd reich - the rise of Hitler and what happened to the people. Our bus driver, a West German, pointed out the documents building in Nuremburg, said that it contained information on what happened during WWII and that it was "very difficult to look at." I think that was an understatement.
Gotta run to get to lunch on time. More later. - Pastor Andy
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