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Mona - Astronomy (Jul 3rd 2022)

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Traveling in Europe #936530 Jun 27th a 06:34 PM
by Angie
Angie	About five years ago, we saw an advertisement from Collette Tours to see the Oberammergau Passion Play with travel to Switzerland and Austria. One might ask what is so important about attending a play depicting the Passion and Death of Christ. Well, in 1643 a plague ravaged Europe and about 1/3 of the world population was killed. The people in the tiny hamlet of Oberammergau made a covenant with God to protect them from the plague. The covenant worked and the town was saved from the sickness. In return, the population reenacted the passion of Jesus for several years until they made a decision to hold the play every ten years and so beginning in 1650 the Passion Play is a world renown event in every year ending in 0 (this play has been presented ever since and this year’s play will be the 420th. Fast forward to today as the world is in the throws of another pandemic which is delaying the presentation of the play. Not to break the Oberammergau promise to God the leaders of the play rescheduled the play to 2022. On June 17. 2022, the Passion Players, a group of 16 people set out on our pilgrimage to Oberammgau to attend the Play. Arriving in Zurich, Switzerland from an overnight flight, the group met our tour leader named Lili and coach driver Raphaela, and away we went through the Swiss country side in 90 degree temperatures. The cleanliness and the living countryside is very impressive. The first stop on the tour is the Swiss capital of Bern, a town dating back to 1218 AD. With German as its main language, Bern has developed into a thriving city and second most populous city in Switzerland, and the entire city center being named as a UNESCO world heritage site, Bern’s legislature, churches, and shops date back to 1218. Eating fondue and drinking the local white wine, Epesses, made a great lunchtime fare. With the bear as the city’s symbol, Bern is on the Aare River (a tributary of the Alp Mountain glaciers). There are three live brown bears living alongside the river to remind people of the toughness and strength of this city. This has been a great start to our journey with Lake Geneva, Chateau de Chillon, and the GoldenPass Panoramic Train from Montreux to Gstaad on our touring schedule for tomorrow. Until then, have a great day.