Blogs from Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe - page 4

Wir haben Zierow am Mittwochmorgen verlassen und sind nach Havelberg, in die Nähe von Berlin gefahren. Ursprünglich wollten wir am Müritzsee auf einem Campingplatz noch zwei Tage einlegen, doch der Platz war uns zu schattig er lag total unter Bäumen. Wir hätten weder die wärmenden Sonnenstrahlen noch Satellitenempfang bekommen. Die Fahrt nach Havelberg führte uns durch verschlafene kleine Ortschaften und teilweise entlang der „Deutschen Alleenstrasse“. Die Deutsche Alleenstrasse ist eine durch ganz Deutschland – von der Ostsee bis zum Bodensee – führende, rund 2'900 km lange Ferienstrasse, die überwiegend über Alleen verläuft. Wir haben den Entscheid nach Havelberg weiter zu fahren nicht bereut. Der Empfang auf der Spülinsel, auf der sich der Campingplatz befindet, war wieder einmal mehr, sehr freundlich. Der Campingplatz liegt gegenüber der Stadtinsel in der Havel. Vom Campingplatz aus ... read more

It's Saturday morning at 8 am and I couldn't be happier! I was off to Dessau, Germany to see the great Bauhaus. The Bauhaus is the school that really took a huge step in art and architecture. It helped form the fundamentals and ideas of Graphic Design of the 20th century. As a Graphic Design Major, I had to take a semester course dedicated to Graphic Design and a large part of it focused on this school and the artist from it. It was such a dream come true to just stand next to the building. I can not even imagine what my face looked like when I learned I could go inside and walk around. When we first drove past the building, I became overwhelmed with more excitement while staring out the window repeating, "That's ... read more

20:13 Not a lot to say today. It was our first day of competition, so we spent two hours rehearsing in the morning, then headed into the centre of town for our first class - sacred music. The class was in the church of Saint Sylvester, which is from the 1600s, and has an absolutely lovely acoustic. We sang three pieces - Laus Trium Puerorum, Laudi alla Vergine Maria, and the MacIntyre Ave Maria. Heather was pleased with our performance, so I think we might have a fighting chance there. Our class this evening was in the conference centre (which, surprisingly, also has a decent acoustic. Obviously not as beautifully echo-y as the church, but still able to hear everyone and such), and it was the... Whatever... Class. Not sure what the binding theme was, but ... read more

Heute stand der letzte große Trip auf dem Program. Aus der Schweiz ging es 7 Stunden lang in Richtung Halle an der Saale zur Robert und Maddi. Wir erkundeten die Stadt, träumten von den letzten Urlaubstagen und natürlich nutzten wir die Einkausmöglichkeiten, um die Handtaschenbestände wieder aufzufüllen.... read more

Today we travelled to this town which was where Martin Luther was a priest and set out the reforms that created the Lutheran church. The town is set out with museums, shops, cafes, churches and various places that were actual places in Martin Luther's time. Martin Luther was a priest in the Catholic church and was concerned with the excesses and corruption within the church. He preached here and focussed on the 10 commandments as a creed for living. When he saw that this was not being followed he delivered 95 theses to the church and posted this on the church door for all to see. This set out the schism which divided the catholic church and created the Lutheran church. He married in his later life and had children and created many other reforms that ... read more