Like all epic trips, this one began at he Tim Horton's at the Saskatoon International Airport. From that sacred place the four of us traveled countless hours in the air until we eventually touched down in Berlin, Germany. From Berlin is was a little over an hour drive to Wittenberg, the town made famous by Martin Luther.
We were pleasantly surprised to see that we had arrived in the middle of the Wittenberg Festival, an event where everybody dresses up in medieval gear, cooks meat over fire, and stands around drinking beer. Pastor Dressler thought this could possibly be heaven.
Something that was really cool at this time warp event were the amusement rides for kids. They are just like the ones you find at the exhibition grounds except they are medieval versions; that is they are made of wood and they are run by human power. The first picture is of a ferris wheel that the operator pumps with his feet. The second photo is the swings ride. This one the operator cranks with his hand. One would think these would be pretty lame, but they worked amazingly well.
While here we noticed that the children were very well behaved. It seems they have an effective discipline system:
Tomorrow the Festival gets started, but we will have time in the morning to see some more of the town.
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