We have packed our bags and run off to Europe to discover the lands where the music we love was sung! We've travelled through them before, but living there will bring us a level of connection with those who wrote and performed this music that we believe cannot be found any other way. We intend to seek out the castles and regions they inhabited and find the music they wrote, buried in the archives of libraries great and small. What an adventure!
Okay... we didn't drive, but this is how the trip started. :-)
We began our trip visiting dear friends who live in the magical town of Marburg, Germany. They have a lovely house on the hill, and here is the view from our window!
We had no trouble getting right into the spirit of our adventure! We embarked on a wonderful climb through the city and up to the castle. The history of Marburg is very rich, and the stories center around Elizabeth, their beloved princess. At her death, she was honored as a saint within a matter of months.
Many of the houses in the town are completely sheathed in decoartive slate. And marvelous carvings peak out at you from under archways and around corners!
The ascent to the castle -- this is not a climb for the faint of heart!
But what a castle --
--and what a view!
Our adventure has begun and the sky beckons.
