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I survived the night with no allergy problems--because I avoided going in the living room. :P I got up and got read for the day. I had breakfast which consisted of: bunny bread, strawberries+sugar, hard boiled Easter egg, berry tea, salami, and cheese.
I left the apartment and walked to meet our family friend.
Then we walked the rest of the way to church for Palm Sunday Mass. When we got to the church, I saw the boxes of "palms." Their version of palms are actually from bushes.
I met a friend of our family friend (lol) that studied at a college near my hometown back in the early 1950s, so that was pretty cool. The Mass was definitely in German. I was able to follow the layout of Mass, and I responded in English. I couldn't understand the readings or homily, but I did sing in German...or at least I tried to.
After Mass, we walked around Marburg and I took pictures along the way, getting more views of the city like this one:
We walked up to the castle area and saw another amazing view of the city, as well as the St. Elizabeth's castle itself.
We went to our family friend's house, where I was able to get internet access! I was able to talk to my mom on the phone and Skype with my brother. Then we had a yummy lunch of spaghetti & salad. After lunch, I went online some more. A little later into the afternoon, we had tea with pineapple upside down cake and other sweets.
I was able to talk to my dad on the phone, and after that I was able to Skype with my dad and mom. It was great talking with/seeing my brother & parentals! :)
While at our family friend's house, I got to play a guitar. :) I played/sang "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)," "Let It Be," and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams." I also played the piano a little bit: "Chopsticks," Philippine National Anthem, and the parts I know of "Fur Elise."
I was about to sign off of Facebook, but got a response from a friend from church who I tried calling earlier in the day, but wasn't able to talk with because she was still in Mass. I got to call her & talk with her, too. :) The phone calls/Skype calls definitely made my day! :) I also Facebook chatted with other friends, so that was nice, too!
We left the house and stopped by Doner Kebab for food. I had a doner kebab (Turkish veal) sandwich with Turkish pop, which tasted like bubblegum. The doner taster good, and there was so much food! We talked about the way my brother & I grew up in the States, diversity, differences between German, Filipino, & American lifestyles/upbringings. After we were done eating, we walked back to the apartment for my last night in Marburg.
Random notes:
-A friend from church will make sure all of the Holy Week music will be recorded for me. :)
-I will be taking the train tomorrow at 12:15pm and will arrive there a little before 6pm.
-Currently listening to choir recordings. :)
-Walking has made my jeans fit a little looser. Operation: Get-In-Shape-For-Germany-And-Life-In-General prepared me quite well by being able to change the incline on the elliptical.
-I've already been in Germany for 5 days! So crazy! I'm enjoying it, but still miss home.
-SO excited for Rome next weekend!
-Before I go to bed, I will now type up blog posts to post later.
Peace. Love. Happiness.
--TR
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