To start the day Sarah and I had breakfast. I had Nutella toast, which has been a staple for me since coming to Germany. Then, we all piled into the car and started driving to Münzenberg, where we would be meeting all the other exchange students at Frau Bunse’s house. Münzenberg turned out to look beautiful, as most of the town was made up by these old German houses (Fachwerkhäuser), and the castle ruins could be seen from almost all angles of the town. Frau Bunse was very welcoming and we all started to help ourselves to drinks, and got particularly transfixed on the ping pong table. I really enjoyed talking to some of the other exchange partners and hearing about what they had been doing the past week. After the party we headed up towards the Mittelaltermarkt, or the medieval market. We were immediately met by fantasy style music, and people in medieval costumes. Sarah’s parents bought a wine packaged like an elixir, while we roamed the many different stalls. At one point I was approached by a man in medieval clothes who was insistent that I buy a dress. He definitely had some interesting ways of advertising, but he was pretty funny and I got a picture with him.
I did not buy a dress, but I did see a medieval version of football. There were these guys dressed in heavy armour who would run at each other with weapons and knock each other to the ground. There was also a ref who would announce the rounds and call fouls. That might sound a little strange, but it was extremely entertaining. For the last round they all ran at each other and hugged each other, which I thought was really funny. On the way back to the car we saw an adorable stray cat, one of the many I’ve seen in Germany so far.
~Mira