Today the choir visited Gorlitz, located on the
German-Polish border. The River Niesse
flows through this charming medieval town and, in 1945, the bridge connecting
the two parts of the river was destroyed.
Throughout the Cold War and even up to 2000, the bridge was not repaired;
however, the Friendship Footbridge was built in 2005 and, with Poland’s
acceptance of the Schengen Agreement in 2007, the border control was eliminated.
In the foreground you see the
Friendship Bridge. Poland is on the right and Germany is on the left. (Photo by John Spencer)
We found Gorlitz to be stunning. It’s a small city of 60,000
and a friendly place to visit. Our impromptu concert was similar to a flash mob
concert. The people who dropped in at the church enjoyed the concert. (Photo by John Spencer)
We visited the Lutherkirche in
Gorlitz. The Martin Luther statue was
placed in front of church sometime after 1894.
(Photos by Marian Railsback)
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