Salzburg! (And Munich!)

For the third major trip of the semester, students went to Salzburg, a city in Austria which is famous in America for being the setting of "The Sound of Music", and Munich, one of the biggest cities in Germany.

Salzburg is a gorgeous city, with many lovely examples of architecture. Here's one of the many examples of that.



One of the more unusual finds: a giant chessboard in one of the squares of Salzburg. I wish I could've stayed around and played, but we had places to be and things to do. It was interesting to watch, though.



This is the Munich Frauenkirche, which was where a bishop by the name of Joseph Ratzinger held Mass. We now know him as Pope Benedict XVI. This church was gigantic; you can hardly start to grasp the massiveness of it from this picture. Standing there, and looking up at the cross, suspended from the high ceiling, was probably one of the most incredible experiences of my life. When Mass began, every single word echoed throughout the Church, reverberating and resounding in an amazing way.


This weekend's trip was very blessed! Stay tuned for more accounts of the following weekends! Grüß Gott!