In Leipzig, we first drove by the train station that took Newel to Dessau. One thing I learned from him was that the missionaries almost always took the train when they were transferred to different areas.
After driving around a little bit, we found this AWESOME parking spot right by everything we wanted to see. This was a big deal because it seemed like there were no places to park but then we found this perfect spot. We were living the charmed life.
Some other things we saw in Leipzig:
Nikolaikirche - This church became famous in 1989 when it became a center of peaceful revolt against communist rule.
open to all
Thomaskirche
This church is famous as the place where Johann Sebastian Bach worked as a Kapellmeister. He's also buried there but we couldn't find a grave site. We looked everywhere in and outside the church. Oh well.
Market Square
Völkerschlachtdenkmal - Monument to the Battle of the Nations
What I want to remember:
1) Discussing the fact that most Germans do not have a belief or faith in God, but their ancestors had so much - you can tell they did because there are beautiful, old churches EVERYWHERE
2) Laughing at our GPS's pronunciation of German street names
3) Laughing at my attempts to pronounce German street names, sites, and various German phrases ('kirche' was especially hard and I tried to say it a lot in Leipzig)
What Newel wants to forget:
1) The super flat pillows and how it was really hot in our hotel room that night - he's still complaining about it. :)
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