Wartburg comes to Wartburg

Today we arrived--finally!--at the Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Germany. (Although the last post was also from Germany, we've been to Austria and the Czech Republic since then. Unfortunately, our internet access is intermittent at best and our bloggers are evidently a bit preoccupied.)

Back to the story. We toured the Wartburg Castle and heard all about a variety of Wartburgy tales, including its founding by Ludwig the Leaper, the many artistic and intellectual events that have taken place there, and the story of St. Elizabeth (whom we commemorate each year at Wartburg College with St. Elizabeth Week).

And because I like picture posts, I've spared no expense to include this snapshot of the Wind Ensemble graduating seniors and Dr. Hancock in front of the Burg!