We got up this morning and caught the 7:52 ICE from Berlin to Leipzig. I tried to get a picture, but it didn't come out, of the readout showing 200km/hr. We were really going fast!! Made it to Leipzig in 1:13. We went to Leipzig so Elise could see
but I was glad to get a chance to see some punk rock dudes!
Elise had realized that the Wittenberg stop between Berlin and Leipzig was *THE* Wittenberg, the place where Martin Luther had nailed the "95 Theses" to the church door (this was the kickoff of the Reformation; he came out publicly against the selling of indulgences.) So on the way back, we stopped at Wittenberg (now called Lutherstadt-Wittenberg) and took a look around. This is the door that replaced the famous one (burned in a 1790 fire). The new door has the 95 theses engraved in it:
Wittenberg is not a particularly large town...
... but it does have a special school for Sneezing Sciences.
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I love the punk rock dudes. I always get a little nostalgic when I see them. Love see *THE* Wittenburg! Makes me think of some of my favorite hymns.
Steve,
Looks like you guys are really having a great time. I can't see why Luther had a problem with Indulgences, our Government sell them all the time. He was just a little premature.
Have a ball, and give our love to Elise
Love
Dad
I can make out The Ramones on the one guy's jacket. Can't figure the other one out though . . .
It says:
GLEiCHLAUFSCHWANKUNG
which, according to the Babelfish, is "Flutter."
Decidedly un-punk, if you ask me.
Here's a video from "Gleichlaufschwankung"
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=18718300
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