Wittenberg & Berlin

January 23

Breakfast, hotel checkout... the works! We then had an hour and a half bus ride to Wittenberg, Germany, where we had a guided tour of the city. We saw the Castle Church where Martin Luther pinned his 95 theses on the door. I found it cool that although Luther only wrote the theses as topics of discussion as to why the church needed a reformation, nearly 500 years later people come from all over the world (aka me) to see the place. Cool! In the 17th century the church was burned along with the theses but the doors were later rebuilt and now the 95 theses are written in Latin, engraved on bronze doors. As well as seeing the Castle Church, we toured the Parish Church and Martin Luther's home. We got lunch in Wittenberg and then had another hour and a half drive to Berlin, where we toured the city from the bus and then visited the Berlin Dom, a cathedral with a crypt in the basement. Some of the tombs are SO OLD! Dating back to the 1500's- everything from this trip is just incredible! Next was our hotel and dinner there- the best dinner yet. So delish. But I didn't like the dessert- it had raspberries and lemon flavoring, so if you're reading this mom, I would LOVE homemade chocolate cake and hudsonville ice cream on Sunday, as well as some scotcheroos to take to the duplex with me for the week. Oh, and I have no groceries in the house so feel free to pick up a few things for me ;) Juuuust kidding. Kind of. ha

Anyway, I'm sitting at Starbucks enjoying some free internet but it closes soon, so no pictures. Sorry!

I hear it's cold and snowy at home. Please get rid of that before Saturday! Thanks.

Pce. & Blessings.
Jessie