Welcome to post number zwei of my blog. Germany is still treating me well and I'm starting to get to know some of the other Fulbright students well, which is wonderful. We had our first "exucrsion" this weekend with a trip on Sunday to Burgwald-Christenberg. Our group departed from the center of Marburg on this classy Mercedes-Benz bus...only in Deutschland :) When we arrived on the 387 meter high Christenberg in the Burgwald, we were treated to a lovely German bbg complete with sausage and "pig sticks" which were essentially sticks of bacon and essentially delicious. With full bellies, we were then taken on a tour of the Christenberg. The picture below is of the view from the top of the hill which overlooks the village of Munchhausen and the Kellerwald. The word Christen comes from the Latin word for castle, and apparently there used to be a castle on the hill starting around 200 BC or so. The remains from the guard walls can still be seen. Now on the Christenberg is the Martinskirche, which was built around 1000 in the Roman architecture style. The legend is that St. Boniface ordered the building of the church and left a footprint (which can still be seen) in the rocks to mark the place. However, some say the footprint was left by the Devil who was angry that the pagan people of the area had been Christenized. Either way, it was an incredibly beautiful old church which the villagers of Munchhausen still use for worship services. So, the trip to Christenberg was pretty fabulous. The idea of these excursions are great because these are probably areas that we would not know about/be able to get to easily if they were not planned out for us. Plus, it gives us something to do on Sundays when everything else in town, literally, is closed. That's all for now, auf wiedersehen from Deutschland!
Keep a tab on all of my adventures during my Fulbright year in Germany. I will be in Marburg, Germany for six weeks (with a brief interlude to head back to the states for one of my bf's wedding!!!) and then I will be in Erfurt for the rest of the year. So check in whenever you want and feel free to email me :)
When we arrived on the 387 meter high Christenberg in the Burgwald, we were treated to a lovely German bbg complete with sausage and "pig sticks" which were essentially sticks of bacon and essentially delicious. With full bellies, we were then taken on a tour of the Christenberg. The picture below is of the view from the top of the hill which overlooks the village of Munchhausen and the Kellerwald. The word Christen comes from the Latin word for castle, and apparently there used to be a castle on the hill starting around 200 BC or so. The remains from the guard walls can still be seen. 
Now on the Christenberg is the Martinskirche, which was built around 1000 in the Roman architecture style. The legend is that St. Boniface ordered the building of the church and left a footprint (which can still be seen) in the rocks to mark the place. However, some say the footprint was left by the Devil who was angry that the pagan people of the area had been Christenized. Either way, it was an incredibly beautiful old church which the villagers of Munchhausen still use for worship services. 
So, the trip to Christenberg was pretty fabulous. The idea of these excursions are great because these are probably areas that we would not know about/be able to get to easily if they were not planned out for us. Plus, it gives us something to do on Sundays when everything else in town, literally, is closed. That's all for now, auf wiedersehen from Deutschland!
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