Someone made up my room today. This might seem strange coming from someone who has been traveling for 2 1/2 months, but today was the first time I was in a place where someone made up the room. Either I’ve been in apartments, or in a monastic community, or in a hostel, or in a home (my brother’s or Brot und Rosen’s). Augustinerkloster is run more like a hotel (with prices to match - now that I am not going to three expensive places in Israel, this stay is the most luxurious of my sabbatical.
It is a little strange to be served in this way. I’ve been making my bed(and did this morning - the maid did not change that, nor did she move my towels, but the trash was emptied, and the toilet paper was folded into a little point. )
I also did something entirely hedonistic. After a full Martin Luther day (Lutherstein, Wartburg and Lutherhaus in Eisenach) I arrived back home too late for church at the monastery, so I took a tram across town and went to the Octoberfest, where I had my favorite roasted mushrooms, a sheep cheese sandwich, and my new favorite beer - a Radler made with a seasonal Himbeer (raspberry) soda. It’s bright pink and it is very, very yummy.
Luther thought it was OK to enjoy life every now and then. At least arguably. This very family oriented Oktoberfest was a lot of fun. I might go there for dinner tomorrow, too!
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