In the Footsteps of Luther

Pretty country (below)/ Outside the church in Leipzig where Bach worked most of his life...Luther also preached in this church (above)

On the road again...our world traveler

Taking the train....we like that!

Dresden

Visiting with our friends

Daddy, Emeline and Uncle Martin in front of the house where he was born.

Emeline and Daddy in front of the church Luther attended as a child in Mansfeld.
Emeline and Chris in Mansfeld.

Last week we Chris has some business to take care of east of us in Germany. So, Emeline and I decided to tag along and got to see Leipzig (think JS Bach) and Dresden. We also got to visit with some friends in Dresden. Emeline’s favorite time was playing with their kids and their little dog Jack. After leaving Dresden we got to go to Eisleben where Martin Luther was born and where he preached his last sermon and died. We also visited his nearby childhood home of Mansfeld. So, it was pretty funny when our daughter got all excited seeing the painting of Martin Luther as Junker Jörg in Luther’s birthplace museum. She also loves Chris’ book on Luther that has that painting on the cover. Yes, we are nerds. Thankfully, Emeline has lots of family to save her from nerdom. What can we say, Emeline loves her some Uncle Martin.

I have so much more to say about our trip, but sadly no time. I definitely have some thoughts on Dresden, which was almost completely bombed away in WWII. I hope to post some more about our trip soon. I might even just add some more to this post next week some time.

But, as is always the case, I don’t want to keep you from seeing Emeline, so I am posting these pictures!