Pfingstmontag (Pentecost Monday)

Pentecost in Germany is a four-day weekend, with worship services not just on Sunday, but Monday, too. Today, we foreigners - Hilbert, Ryan, Rachel and I - were invited to an outdoor service at Hessen Park. Our friend, Hanno, was playing trumpet with a brass ensemble they had... assembled. Hessen Park is one of these interactive historical parks, with blacksmiths, bakers, and shops. What's unique about Hessen Park is that here they've collected and reassembled dozens of buildings from the 16th to 18th centuries. These are the typical timber-framed buildings (Fachwerkhäuser) indigenous to Germany. What always catches my eye with the old Fachwerkhäuser are the interesting textures and colors - I love the detail in the old stone and woodwork and the colors...