The week after the trip to Zurich and prior to my arrival here in Goettingen was spent in Stuttgart for an orientation, getting me acquainted with other students who will be receiving a similar scholarship as well as the rules and regulations that are to be followed in the next year. This was my first real test of my German skills, having left the comfort of Goethe-Institute where everyone was understanding of one another as we used our German, helpful in teaching one another, and in general spoke a combination of German and English on the weekends during our excursions so that we could have conversations other than talking about the local weather or what we had for dinner. Surprisingly, all went well with hearing everything in German as well as holding conversations with others. I was extremely tired by the end of the day, but also encouraged.
I took the TGV! A French train, which recently broke the world record, making it the fastest train in the world.
Looking out over the city of Stuttgart.
We toured the Stuttgart Bible Museum-- home of the Biblica Hebraica Stuttgartensia! It also houses an exhibit of the history of the Bible, which was good, but not as good as seeing the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Cradles of Christianity exhibit in the Carlos Museum in Atlanta. It was exciting to see originals of the Gutenberg Bible and Luther Bible. The above picture was my favorite. It's an old Luther Bible with a hand carved wooden cover. The only way to open it is to whack it (hard) and release the locks, which came as quite a shock us unexpectant bystanders!
Our accommodations for the week were in nearby Herrenburg. Once again I was overtaken by the charm of the town.
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