Hello Everyone! I arrived safe and sound in Marburg on Tuesday, August 12. It's been pretty much a whirlwind since I have arrived--meeting new people, starting my language course, trying to navigate the winding streets of Marburg, and, of course, stumbling through conversations with Germans in the city.
The city of Marburg is approximately 80,000 people, 20,000 of which are students, so it is pretty much a college town. But it also has a lot of history. We were taken on a walking history tour of Marburg yesterday and I was able to get some pictures of the castle, the Elisabethkirche, and some fantasic views of the city. I'm posting some pictures and some tidbits of information, so if that does not interest you, stop reading now. You have been fairly warned :)
The picture to the left is of the Elisabethkirche, or the church of St. Elisabeth. It was built in the 13th century and became an important place of pilgrimage in Europe because it is built on the tomb of St Elisabeth. Today it is a protestant church.
The picture on the right is taken in the Obenstadt section of Marburg (which you can take an elevator up to!) and it is one of the oldest houses in Marburg. I think the tour guide said it was built in the 13th century, but I could be making that up. The style of the house is called a Timber house because it was made of timber and then the middle sections were filled in with mud and other things.
This, along with the picture of me at the beginning, is a view of the city of Marburg from the Castle. See those white buildings on the left side of the mountain in the distance. Those are the Studentendorf, which is where I live. Yes, on a mountain. It's approximately a 45 minute walk to and from class every day and the way back is uphill...the whole way. No wonder Europeans are so fit!
That's all for now. More to come in the future. For now, tschus!
3 comments:
very cool, Rachel! Especially since you're not just touristing thru with another church and another castle tomorrow... you live there!
have fun! Love much! freetimemom
I feel so famous on your blog!! : ) Thanks for the help with mine. I am very excited about this and our weeks to come in the beautiful Marburg! Bis dann!
I just got to look at your information. For some reason your mom's email got sent to my junk mail account and I saw that I had quite a few there so when I went through, wala there your blog site was! I have enjoyed your stay thus far!
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