I'm in Wittenberg

The view from our room at the Luther Hotel in Wittenberg

My son, brother and myself arrived in Wittenberg today.  The area around the town is flooded, and they have officially cancelled the Luther Wedding festival that was supposed to be this week.  I'd show some pictures, but this site doesn't seem to want to upload from German Internet.  I will keep posting what we're doing and try finding a way to get pictures up.
UPDATE: It's June 25th and I'm back home now and have decent Internet, so I will add pictures to the blog and try to fill in some details I didn't get to when I was on the road.  Here is the first email I sent to my wife Susan from Germany, which gives an idea of the time we had getting here.  She read portions of it at church:

Finally reached the hotel

Had a rough time getting here

Bus ride from airport to train station was awful

Brian wanted pizza from pizza hut, BUT didn't eat much as it seemed to be topped with tuna - then

Train was late

Then we accidentally sat in first class (and got kicked out)

Then missed our stop and since it was an express it took us all the way to Leipzig

So we took a slow train back

But missed the fact that the last connection was by bus

So we missed the bus 

But walked into this little town

And a nice lady from the fire station

Gave us a ride into Wittenberg

But on the way she told us the festival has been canceled due to all the flooding

We passed flooded fields

And saw sandbags along the road into Wittenberg

Flooding on the river Elbe in Wittenberg

 

So far, except for Veronica who gave us the ride, Germans seem to be easily irritated people...at least easily irritated by us

But we're here in our room and it's a beautiful little town and we will make the most of it

Paul just took a shower (just survived an attack by the shower head)

and Brian's sound asleep (but we will wake him up to go eat soon)

So far I have not been able to get my debit card to work at the ATM

But I will give it another try once we find another one nearby

Paul got his to work so we do have some money

This wifi is very slow

So I doubt the phone calling will work

Will try once I get the phone charged.

Anyway we are alive and surviving and will soon venture out after some vegan food

Miss you very much

Tell George we love him too

And tell everyone we said hi

 

Love ya

The Luther statue at the town square in Wittenberg
where the festival wasn't taking place.