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September 23, 2023

Eisenach, Wartburg Castle and Dragon Gorge


Martin Luther went to school in the city of Eisenach. Johann Sebastian Bach lived here as well. They could have been buddies if it weren't for the two centuries separating them. Their family homes were a mere hundred meters apart.



Luther's home

Bach's home

Close to the city on a nearby peak lies the famous 12th century castle of Wartburg, where Luther later translated the bible. We didn't do anything there but devouring likely the best Thuringia sausage there.







Well fed we continued our hike and entered the dragon gorge. Not very spectacular due to the fact that there wasn't much water to feed the waterfalls.



We had a huge thunderstorm and high winds that night but made it through without harm or damage to the VW camper van.

4 comments:

  1. Bisher hielt ich Wartburg nur für ein Objekt mit vier Rädern, man lernt dazu! Die Burg sieht ganz toll aus, auch die Schluchtwege würden uns gut gefallen zum Begehen.
    LG Werner und Loki

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    1. Die Geschichte Martin Luthers haben wir seinerzeit im Religionsunterricht "durchgekaut", daher war mir die Wartburg eher ein Begriff als der Wartburg ;-) LG SonjaM

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  2. schoene Fotos, und quasi bei uns um die Ecke :-)

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    1. "Um die Ecke" in nordamerikanischen Maßstäben ;-)

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