On 22 Mai, we headed off to the city of Gera. While in this grand town, we will be staying with host families and each team member will have individual programs over the weekend. On Montag (Monday), we will have a vocational day before meeting up for a presentation with the Gera Rotary Club. The Gera Rotary Club sponsored German GSE Team Member Ulli's trip to Pennsylvania. We had an opportunity to spend some time with Ulli and his friends when we arrived in the city. It was great to see another familiar face so far from home!!! Danke, Ulli!
Gera was formed in the 1100s and in the 1200s there were 1,000 inhabitants. In the 1300s, Gera was primarily a glove making industry. In 1780, there was a great fire that destroyed the entire city. Schrabersches Haus is the oldest house in the city (built in 1660) and was the only thing not destroyed in the great fire. The city was rebuilt on the same plan with deep cellar passages to store bier! There are over 200 cellars below the city. Historically, bier was safer to drink than water. In the word of our tour guide, Katrin, 'beer is perhaps better than water!' Today, Gera is a very modern city with little industry, but still has many beautiful historic landmarks and a lot of modern art through out the city.
tina:)
Gera was formed in the 1100s and in the 1200s there were 1,000 inhabitants. In the 1300s, Gera was primarily a glove making industry. In 1780, there was a great fire that destroyed the entire city. Schrabersches Haus is the oldest house in the city (built in 1660) and was the only thing not destroyed in the great fire. The city was rebuilt on the same plan with deep cellar passages to store bier! There are over 200 cellars below the city. Historically, bier was safer to drink than water. In the word of our tour guide, Katrin, 'beer is perhaps better than water!' Today, Gera is a very modern city with little industry, but still has many beautiful historic landmarks and a lot of modern art through out the city.
tina:)
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