Author: Michelle Widjanarko

Snapshots

I had such a great time on this trip. Here are some more pictures of what went down.

Took a boat ride in Lübeck. The view was gorgeous! We played some cards and took a few candid polaroids.

On the last week, we climbed exactly 306 steps up the Church of St. Peter in Marienplatz, Munich to get this amazing view. Totally worth it.

The view from above

Had our boujee meal in Venice on the last day. Everyone was looking fine, as always.

Trattoria San Basilio

Reflections on Wittenberg

On the first Sunday of August, we visited Wittenberg, a town whose fame probably stems from Martin Luther’s nailing of the 95 Theses. The town’s style was a mixture of medieval buildings and cobblestone roads. It was really pretty, but rather secluded. I thought it was interesting how small it actually was; I always imagined it to be bigger. What I found most impressing though, was the church design. The church had a second-floor balcony overlooking into where the congregation sat. The railings were decorated with shields each with a different coat of arms. I don’t think any of the other churches had anything like that.

The town is almost a ghost town, because there really is nothing to do there. (I have to say though, the gelato there is probably the best I’ve had of all the German towns we visited. I might be biased because the gelato guy gave me a MEGA-scoop.) Professor Nielsen mentioned that the town was trying to increase tourism because not many people came to visit. In my opinion, it does have a significance in the Reformation, but I don’t think that alone is significant to attract visitors.

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Sachsenhausen Memorial

Probably what I most remember from the trip to the memorial was standing over the trench just staring at the roughly cobbled ground. The sun’s rays were frying my back, but I honestly didn’t notice as I listened to the audio guide’s description of the area. There was an incline to my right into the wood log-lined pit. “They used to unload trucks of people into the ramp, forcing them to run down into the trench where soldiers would shoot them from above,” the audio explained. Continue reading “Sachsenhausen Memorial”