A Look into the Middle Ages

Yesterday I went with my host mom, dad, and brother to Fritzlar, a town slightly larger than Wolfhagen, which has some historical significance.  The town has several architectural forms from the Middle Ages, including churches, towers, and other buildings.  Coming from the United States, a country that has nothing to do with the European time period, I found it quite interesting because we don't have these kinds of historically significant towers or whatever in America.  I found the time period to be pretty interesting in history class, so to see places from it in person was great.  We walked around the town, visiting different places, with the tour guide giving detailed explanations of each, but of course I understand next to nothing that came out of his mouth.  I picked up a few words and it was still interesting to see the places and to take pictures.

My host parents and I in front of a crooked house

The tower

A Catholic church

A second shot of the crooked house, YIKES

Marktplatz under construction