Sunday, September 24
Sunday morning was devoted to shooting in Erfurt. This was the town
were Luther spent his formative years at the Augustinian monastery. A
huge Catholic cathedral still stands in the impressive town square. We
recorded footage inside and out. Rick, Peter and I then hired a carriage
that took us across town to the monastery. Riding through the town
pulled by horses gives you an idea of what the 16th century might have
felt like. Erfurt is very old. There is a modern street car system, but the charm of old houses and narrow streets has not been diminished. In the afternoon we visited a Lutheran church in town that dates to Luthers time.
In other words, Luther preached here. The old building also has an organ that J.S. Bach was supposed to have played. We schmoozed the curator and they let us record a scene with Rick playing “A Mighty Fortress” on the old instrument. Very fun.
Back at our hotel in Tabarz, we also discovered another relic from the cold war. Our waitress. Rick nick-named this glum, poker faces girl, Stazi Rose. Nobody seems to have told her the wall has come down.
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