Day 3

The main events of today were a personalized history of German by Professor Harald Husemann and a tour of the cathedral's treasury for the the cathedral here in Osnabruck.  The personalized history featured many firsthand accounts of Germany following World War II including the formation of East and West Germany and the fall of the Berlin wall.  This personalized history featured unique experiences that you won't often find in a textbook.  The tour that followed was quite interesting as well due to the rich historical and religious value of the treasury of the cathedral in Osnabruck.  From clergy robes used over 700 years ago to the staff of the current Bishop for this region, the treasury was full of significant items, each with a story to tell.  Following the tour of the cathedral, we went our separate ways to eat lunch and further explore the city.  Many of us ate lunch at the festival booths that featured assorted foods including curry wurst  falafel, and many more choices.  The rest of the day for most of us was spent with our German peers.  Some of us went miniature golfing while others enjoyed a barbecue.  The mini golf here is quite different from America.  The surface is not the "green" that we are used to. Rather, the game is played with a rubber ball on a smooth stone surface.  The holes were also quite different as many of them were not holes at all but rather large objects such as nets or sculptures that the ball must land on.  Most of us ended our day earlier than normal as we have an early start tomorrow for the trip  to Cologne.

-Sam