Change of plans…again. I hitched a ride with Till back to where he lives in Saarbrücken. It's a nice little city with several beautiful buildings. I spent most of the afternoon in a museum that used to be castle here. It had artifacts from every period starting with the original celtic inhabitants through to the modern day. What I found particularly fascinating was the ways in which the gods changed throughout history. The three major celtic gods (whose names escape me know) developed from a vague ancestor cult of which there is little evidence, and slowly morphed into a pantheon of greater and lesser gods through exposure and trade with the romans. Which of course made the transition somewhat easier when the romans conquered this area.
Not far from here is a small town called Trier which has the unique claim of being the oldest city in Germany. Check the wikipedia page. It's full of roman ruins and sundry other buildings of cultural significance. Maybe that'll be my project for tomorrow. We'll see how things go!
After arriving yesterday evening, Till and I set out to see the Weihnachtsmarkt here, but quickly changed our minds due to the biting cold (-6 Celsius, you guys can figure it out) and opted instead for a little restaurant near the river. Great food! We had two huge potato dumplings filled with seasoned ground beef with a bacon cream sauce over them. Sauerkraut came with it of course. To drink we ordered a couple of locally brewed bock beers. Perfect meal, except that I ate the whole thing and nearly fell asleep at the table.
P.S. After writing this in a little coffee shop, I realized that the ticket for the museum got me into another museum for free. So I went to the art museum here. About the same amount of cultural significance, but with far fewer heathen gods.
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