Germany: Chemnitz and Leipzig
I don't have a lot of time, so I'll have to make this one a LONG STORY SHORT:
Rueben and I had an interesting stay in Chemnitz with an 18-years old guy, his mom, and her mom. As they got older, they spoke less English. The grandmother did not understand why we coulndn't accept her beer (she was not a member of the church). The grandmother also expected me to sightread a Chopin Mazurka (piano music by French composers should not be sightread by trombonists.)
The sermon went well, and I was able to work very well with the translator.
We left for Leipzig this morning, and sang in the Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas Church) in a "Prayer for Peace" service. This service happens every Monday night and is credited locally for contributing to the fall of the Berlin wall - the service was followed in the 1980's by a peaceful march about town that made Gorbechav take notice. I don't know much about it beside that.
11 of us are staying with with the Perry family tonight, so I better get to visiting.
Coming up: Augsburg and saying goodbye to Germany!
Rueben and I had an interesting stay in Chemnitz with an 18-years old guy, his mom, and her mom. As they got older, they spoke less English. The grandmother did not understand why we coulndn't accept her beer (she was not a member of the church). The grandmother also expected me to sightread a Chopin Mazurka (piano music by French composers should not be sightread by trombonists.)
The sermon went well, and I was able to work very well with the translator.
We left for Leipzig this morning, and sang in the Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas Church) in a "Prayer for Peace" service. This service happens every Monday night and is credited locally for contributing to the fall of the Berlin wall - the service was followed in the 1980's by a peaceful march about town that made Gorbechav take notice. I don't know much about it beside that.
11 of us are staying with with the Perry family tonight, so I better get to visiting.
Coming up: Augsburg and saying goodbye to Germany!
posted by Allen J P at
14:38
1 Comments:
Is St. Nicholas Church catholic?...If so I never new that Santa Claus was Catholic and now have another thing to add to my list of why I shouldn't have to celebrate Christmas.
Also if St. Nicholas Church is catholic...why is Harding going to it since they are oh so Church of Christ and Catholic Churches are so not Church of Christ?
Last time I checked Germany was the known for 3 things...German Cars, German Beer, and German Nazi's. I'm surprised that you haven't been offered one of each by now.
Bravo to you on refusing to do that French music...you are one step closer to being a real American.
Allen it sounds like you are having a good time so I will leave you with this:
"Some people get lucky and kill two birds with one stone. Chuck Norris once killed four birds with half a stone. What's that? You say there's no such thing as half a stone? The four dead birds didn't think so either."
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