Sorry for not updating soon, but I have been a busy with my classes. I am taking an intensive German language class and just started my German culture class. They are here to help me get adjusted to Germany and speaking the language obviously. I am definitely understanding and speaking German better, but it is still a bit of a challenge.
Last week on Wednesday, the culture class visited and had a tour of St. Elizabeth church, or Elizabeth Kirche in German. It is a church from the 1200s and it was built in honor of St. Elizabeth. It was the first gothic style church in Germany.
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| Model of the church, used by the blind to understand the building |
She was an Hungarian princess who worked with the poor and sick and constructed a hospital here in Marburg. After she was made a saint this large church was built and in the 1500s it was made into a Protestant church. The tour we had allowed us to view St. Elizabeth’s original grave, her shrine, and the graves of the rulers of Marburg, the Landgraves. I only have a couple picture from the inside of the church.
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| Elizabeth's Grave (Empty) |
On last Thursday all the German languages classes visited the city of Kassel in Hesse. It was an hour or so train ride from Marburg. The train ride was not a problem at all. It was a super rainy and cold day though, so my plan to explore the city after the museum was moved to a later date.
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| Kessel |
The point of the trip was to visit the Grimm Welt museum. The Brothers Grimm lived and worked in the state of Hesse, and especially in Kassel. The museum was about their life and what they worked on. A large section was dedicated to the fairytales they collected, and another section was dedicated to their life and how they lived. The most interesting section to me was their work on the German dictionary, they started it in the 1830s and the complete one wasn’t finished till the 1970s. The Brothers both died working on it. It had some very interesting topics and comments. It was a very lovely museum.
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| The total ink predicted the Grimms used. It is real ink. |
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| The Grimms private collection of works |
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| All different editions of the German dictionary |
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| An art exhibit with little creatures based off the fairytales |
Bonus:
I have decided to add a small little bonus section onto this blog. This Thursday my German class went on a little tour around the city of Marburg on the Grimm path. It is a trail with artwork based on the fairytales. I have added the English name as a caaption. This trail lead us up to the castle, and I got some lovely views of Marburg. Afterwards I enjoyed lunch at the Biergarten next to the castle.
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| The Fisherman and his Wife |
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| The Wolf and the 7 young goats |
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| The Frog Prince |
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| Star Money (It lights up at night) |
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| Snow-White and Red-Rose |
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| The Brave Little Tailor |
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| Little Red Riding Hood |
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| Snow White |
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| Cinderella |
Thank you for following the updates on this blog. My next post should be intersting!
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| Burt enjoying a Berliner |
