Hey everyone. I've made it to Germany. So far it's living up to expectations and I anticipate it only getting better as I get to visit friends I haven't seen in around 4 years.
My first stop was in Munich for 5 days. Munich is a bustling city that has been beautifully restored and expanded since it suffered a great deal of bombing during WWII.
I arrived just before Easter but of course I didn't know this. Traveling has a funny way of removing all sense of time and calendar. On Easter Sunday I went out to take a look at the town and was stuck that it was extremely quiet. First I realized that it was a Sunday which explained a bit. It really was too quiet though. Then I had the first hand experience of
Here is the church
Here is the steeple
Open the doors and
See all the people.
Unfortunately, I was on a tour with a friend who didn't have any interest in staying for a service so I missed out on that.
The few minutes I did spend inside the various churches were enough for me anyway. All three churches we stopped in were Catholic churches and the amount of incense being burned was really overwhelming. I don't think I would have stayed anyway. Instead I decided to appreciate the Easter message as I took in the beauty of spring and the impressive resurrection of a city that was incredibly broken. I felt it fitting.
Happy Belated Easter!
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