Erfurt/ Eisenach

I can't believe it's the last week of classes, time has really been going quickly lately... Well today we went to Erfurt and Eisenach. On the way to Erfurt we got lost, (which was actually fine by me, because we could stay on the bus longer. I was tired and it was cold outside.)  So once we finally arrived, we had one of the most awesome tour guides, he was a funny elderly man that would get really enthused about the different sites. One of my favorites was this cathedral, the architecture of it is phenomenal.

I was enamored by this quaint city. I was beautiful even on such a dreary day.

Next we went to Eisenach, that is home to the Wartburg castle. This is the castle that Luther stayed in when he was kidnapped by his Prince.  Unfortunately I couldn't take pictures inside the castle but I still have the memories to remain.  It was interesting to see the room where Martin Luther stayed. I was a very small room...and from my understanding, he was not a very small guy.  In one of the rooms of the Castle it was made completely as a mosaic.  It was magnificent. 

 Despite the terribly dreary day, this castle still provided a gorgeous view of all of Eisenach.


After the castle we visited the Bachhaus, which was by far my FAVORITE part of the day.  It was so interesting to see the different instruments of his time and hear a demonstration of them. Bach is definitely one of my favorite composers. I could have spent all day in that museum! There was a room dedicated to listening to some of Bach's compositions and we went around to listen to each one. All different and all so beautiful. 

 

 A Viola Di Gamba, a 6-stringed viola.  I used to be obsessed with this instrument when I started playing viola in 5th grade because it's so interesting, it's basically a hybrid of a Cello and Viola.