from Cologne to Berlin

The Cologne Cathedral is quite the sight! We spotted it before we even got off our train.

Stephen is standing in front of the very detailed and large entrance to the Cologne Cathedral.

Julie is dozens of meters beneath the Cathedral at the Archaeological Tour, as we discover what ruins and foundations exist below.

Our tour guide led us through the intricate web of archaeological digs.

We left Cologne the same day we arrived to reach Berlin. This is the Berlin Dom, a huge, iconic protestant church.

We also explored many of the museums around us whole there. Michael is experiencing one of the interactive moments in the Jewish Museum of Berlin.

Touching the Berlin wall is a very powerful experience. We are blessed to be here, freely moving through the whole city.

Here's the whole group in front of the Berlin Dom after the Sunday service we attended there. Berlin has been an amazing place to stay.

Down The Rhein!

Here we are before entering the Hildegard Museum. Look back behind us, do you see that castle?

From the museum, we left on a ferry ride down the Rhein!

Many of us went hiking and experienced the beauty of the German landscape surrounding us.

Here is a taste of what we saw!

Awe-some

It is a rare and difficult thing for twenty-first century digital natives to "get" the meaning, impact, and power of what these buildings signified and symbolized for their original inhabitants. Yet we

tried...

Mainzer Dom

The Mainzer Dom, or Mainz Cathedral, which is large, Romanesque, and visible from anywhere in the neighborhood. It is, of course, absolutely beautiful. Even if you've seen Avatar.

Walk In To Mainz

This morning we walked

into Mainz along the

Rhine river to see the

Mainzer Dom and the

Gutenberg Museum.

European Cell Phone Number!

To reach the MRM group leader, dial ALL these numbers in EXACTLY this order from the USA:

011-49-160-9945-4210

Cheers!

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Safe Landing!

We are safely arrived in Mainz, Germany, after a beautiful flight through beautiful weather from Chicago to Montreal to Frankfurt. Upon arrival, day one involved trekking 30 minutes with backpacks to our youth hostel, unloading, then trekking back into Frankfurt, returning for dinner, and hearing our first student presentation. Everyone went to sleep happy and tired after dinner, and we start this morning (Tuesday) with a trip to the Guttenberg Museum in Mainz. Yesterday was Pentecost Monday (Pfingstmontag) so everything was closed, which means we can't get our SIM-cards for international cell phones until this afternoon -- but as soon as we do, we'll call you and post the numbers. Pictures coming soon.