We left for Weimar early Friday morning and the train ride was lovely. I got to discuss my (revised) thesis with both John and Nara, and see some of the beautiful East German countryside. Once we arrived in Weimar we checked into our REALLY awesome hostel. Here is a picture of me in the hostel, courtesy of Libby:
We had a lovely watermelon-esque room.
After getting settled into the hostel we checked out the Bauhaus Museum, and then were free to walk around Weimar for the rest of the day. It is a REALLY cute little town, beautiful architecture with hints of Prussian and Weimar royalty, society, and intellectuals everywhere. Here is the Rathaus and the town square:
Dominic and I decided to partake in the Liszt-y activities occurring that weekend. It was Liszt's 200th birthday on that Saturday the 22nd, so the city of Weimar celebrated in a grand fashion. There were special museum exhibits and a huge concert for his birthday. After a lengthy argument (in German, mind you) with the woman selling tickets at the Liszt exhibit about whether I was a student (€7) or a Schuler (€3), we saw the Liszt exhibition at the Schillerhaus. After that we walked to the Schloss where there were a bunch of old pianos on display in conjunction with the Liszt exhibitions.
This little boy would NOT let us play the piano. He kept taking the drum sticks they provided for us away and saying "Nein! Nur ich!"
ein Alte Klavier
Me in a French salon with Victor Hugo, Liszt, Beethoven, and some other intellectuals. This was the last picture I took before I got a "kein Fotografieren im Museum!" from a docent. Oops.
On Saturday we went to Buchenwald. I'll make a separate post on that.
Sunday we headed to Dessau and the Bauhaus museum. Here are some of my favorite pictures from there:
All in all, I really enjoyed both Weimar and Dessau. I'd love to return to Weimar soon, and even Dessau (not on a Sunday, though!)
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