Britney Walter-Erfurt

Hi everyone! Well, we have had a long, tiring, but amazing trip so far. I feel very fortunate to have been able to experience all that I have so far...and we are only 6 days into the trip!
Yesturday we had a day of a quite a bit of driving with fun stops along the way. Our final destination (before our hotel) was Erfurt. As soon as I got off of the bus I knew that this was going to be a great tour! Only a slight chance of rain, partly cloudy and cool. Off in the distance were two enormous churches that were breath-taking! And, once it was pointed out to us, there were church steeples in every direction! On this day we followed Luther´s footsteps. We saw St. Mary´s church that Luther was a huge part of, the old monastery, and the Old University where Luther attended. Did you know that Luther did not plan to be a monk until he was caught in a bad storm and prayed that if St. Anne (saint of miners) saved him he would become one? How cool. Well, as you can tell this tour was going grand until...the earlier forcast was right. It started pouring, lightning and thundering! Needless to say, I was glad Sara Bland had an umbrella!
We finally found refuge with our dinner reservation at a trendy restaurant. We had a very traditional German meal-Brats, sauerkraut and mashed potatoes. And, everyone at my table (including me) tried our sauerkraut and enjoyed it! (in small doses anyway :) But, the best part of the evening was yet to come! We had a random request from the restaurant manager to sing for a bridal shower that was going on in that very restaurant. Well, we jumped at the chance and headed that direction. It was really quite funny if you all could have seen it. We were jammed into a small little hallway in between tables..all 30 of us. From our first few notes we had people crying. I don´t think that they understood a single English word we said but, the bride especially was very very touched. It was amazing to see how our music could affect someone so personally.
Well, right after supper it was off to concert #2 to continue to share our music. I just love singing in these churches! For those of you who have heard us in Presser Hall...it doesn`t even compare! We drew more of a crowd than our first night and I feel that our performances are getting better every time! We were all pretty exhausted and wanting to take a real shower (with soap, not just rain!)
Back to our hotel for showers, bed, and to start all over again!
Well, it is 11:00 and my wake up call is set for 5:45 am..I better be off! Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers!
Britney