Germany 2014 - Day 6 - Altenburg
Our day in
Altenburg began with meeting two more cousins, Uta and Edita at
a restaurant on the Marktplatz. It was a joyous event made even
more so when another cousin, Silke, who lives near Nürnberg,
suprised us along with her mother. We enjoyed a couple of hours
of getting to know each other. Edita then offered to give
us a guided tour of Altenburg. Altenburg is a very old
city crowned by an old castle. Edita pointed out several
sites on the way to the castle. A minor disappointment was
that the castle chapel was closed for renovation until next
year. This chapel holds an organ once played by Bach who
proclaimed it as one of the best organs he had played. We
toured through the castle enjoying the many old stories of
intrigue. We then continued on through the city, walking
down the street where my great grandparents once lived.
Then along the old wall, past the Red Towers that are the symbol
of Altenburg and up and down narrow cobblestone streets.
With regret we bid farewell to Edita. That night we had
dinner with Sylvia and René, enjoying getting to know them a
little better. All of these "new" cousins, whom I did not
know existed three years ago, are on my grandmother's from my
mother's side of the family. For more information on
Altenburg:
Wikipedia
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