our first sunday in church was wonderful. all three of us took hana's car to oberaudorf to the lutheran church bruce worked with 6 years ago. every bit of the service -- the message, the readings, the stories and the music -- had to do with a mustard seed (which we received taped to one of the songs we sang). most of the 30 or so congregants in the service stayed for the gemeindefest following worship (a celebration of their congregation, with special music and services, eating, drinking and fellowship), but we left immediately afterward for münchen to pick up hana's boyfriend pavel. an hour there and an hour back, the 4 of us arrived in flintsbach and hung around the room, snacking on leftover breads and fruits for a makeshift lunch and getting to know pavel better (he doesn't speak german, so hana was forced to remember some of that english she learned while in the states). we left flintsbach around 4 to catch the end of the gemeindefest in oberaudorf (a 15-minute drive that bruce had to make, as he was the only one who hadn't drunk anything). it was as nice as the morning service -- a brass band and the pastor alternated playing sacred music and reading psalms and stories while the 20 or so attendees simply listened. bruce caught up with the fankhauser's (christine's family) after the concert, since both georg and herr fankhauser are part of the band. after he planned a bit for our remaining days, we all left for home and our favorite restaurant, falkenstein. a relaxing 2-hour meal ensued, benjamin eating a calf head (sorry bonnie). when we got back to our room, benjamin chatted with momar for a long while (we'd been in freiburg the last 2 days, so they hadn't spoken) and the rest played a board game called brändi-dog (which is a lot like sorry, but with slightly more skill involved). hana and pavel are planning on leaving for italy tomorrow before 2, so we're all in bed before 11 to be fresh for tomorrow's early-morning hike.
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