Worshipping in the Täuferhöhle Anabaptist Cave European Heritage Tour October 3-19, 2010 Lemar & Lois Ann Mast Tour Guides Lem and Alta Metzler Resource Persons Join us in visiting Switzerland, Austria, seen so that we do not forget the horror France, and Germany, to see where our that can happen so quickly! A picturesque Boll and Metzler and other ancestors afternoon drive will take us to Oberam- lived before coming to America. mergau, Germany, where the Passion Play was shown all summer. In fact, it just had Sunday, October 3, 2010 its final performance last week. Overnight Leave Newark, New Jersey, airport bound in this beautiful part of Germany. for Frankfurt, Germany. Park your vehicle at Masthof, Morgantown, Pa., where a Thursday, October 7, 2010 chartered bus will take us to and from the We really are not too far from Austria, so it airport. is on to Innsbruck, Austria, for some sight- seeing, shopping, and lunch before leaving American troops guard the main entrance to Monday, October 4, 2010 for Switzerland! Our first destination is St. Dachau just after liberation. After flying all night, we arrive at Frankfurt Gallen—home of the Metzler family. We in the morning and drive south to Hechin- will tour this 7th-century city—the gate to to this cave. Our next stop is Hirzel—the gen and Boll, Germany—home of the Boll the beautiful Appenzell Swiss Alps. The hometown of Johanna Spyri—the author family before coming to America. We will main tourist attraction here is the Abbey of of the book Heidi to see the Heidi Mu- visit the Catholic Church and other sites St. Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. seum and the church built from money important to the Bolls when they lived Its renowned library contains books which taken from Anabaptists banished from there before coming to America. Our first date to the 9th century. Our lodging will be their homeland. This is the hometown of two nights in Europe will be here at Boll. here at St. Gallen for two nights. the Landis family, including Anabaptist Preacher Hans Landis who was martyred Tuesday, October 5, 2010 for his faith in Zurich. Today will be spent meeting persons and seeing other sites of interest here in the Sunday, October 10, 2010 Black Forest. We hope to plan an evening Several choices will be available to worship dinner with local Boll residents. on this Sunday morning in Zurich including Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Drive east to Dachau, Germany, for a tour St. Gallen, Switzerland. of the Dachau Concentration Camp—a Friday, October 8, 2010 site that is sobering but yet needs to be More sightseeing in and around St. Gallen. Saturday, October 9, 2010 A morning ride through the Swiss hills brings us to the Täuferhöhle (Anabaptist Cave) for a memorable walk and picnic lunch. What a delightful experience as we overlook the Swiss countryside with lakes far in the distance, colorful wildflowers along the path, and cow bells ringing in the distance. We ponder our freedom today as we worship unmolested in stark compari- Hoenzollern Castle at Hechlingen, Germany. son to how the Anabaptists hiked secretly One of the Landis homesteads at Hirzel. A trip to the Jungfrau if it is clear weather is something that is priceless! Alps, today we will see spectacular snow- covered mountain peaks (if the weather is Landis memorial plaque along the Limmat River Our hotel for two nights will be at the base of clear). A several-hour vist of the Ballen- in Zurich showing the site where Felix Manz was this historic Thun Castle that we can hike to berg Open Air Museum is also a delight drowned. The Grossmünster is in the distance. the top to see where Anabaptists were chained as we explore authentic rural buildings in the prison towers. and farming practices from all the cantons the Grossmünster Cathedral where Anabap- cast doors depicting the Reformation story, of Switzerland. Old handcrafts and trades tists debated with Martin Luther. Zurich, and the memorial stone along the Limmat with crafts people demonstrating are all Switzerland, was actually the birthplace of River—site where Anabaptist Felix Manz educational. Back on the bus, we head for Anabaptism in 1525, so a picturesque walk- was drowned in 1527. As we walk the the city of Thun where our hotel is located ing tour of the old city of Zurich led by same cobblestone streets our Anabaptist at the base of the Thun Castle. We will be Reformed Pastor Peter Dettwiler will also ancestors walked, this journey becomes a here for two nights. be enjoyed. We will see the five famous spiritual journey! Overnight in Zurich. stained glass windows by Marc Chagall Wednesday, October 13, 2010 in the Fraümunster Cathedral, the Gross- Monday, October 11, 2010 An optional trip to the magnificent Jung- münster Cathedral and its massive bronze Today is another special day as we first fraujoch (about $160 per person) means stop at Einsiedeln to see the tremendous leaving early in the morning so that we can contrasts in religious experiences our an- be one of the first to reach the top! Or we cestors experienced in Europe. Then it is can enjoy shopping in Thun and tour the on to Lucerne—the first city in the Swiss most remarkable Thun castle. confederacy—to see the famous wooden chapel bridge dating to 1333 and bursting Thursday, October 14, 2010 with red geraniums. This is another good As we leave Thun, we will see the church city for shopping before we stay at a hotel and house where the Yoders lived in Stef- owned by a Metzler family in downtown fisburg before emigrating to America. Then Lucerne. it is a drive northward into the Emmental Tuesday, October 12, 2010 One of the houses we walk through at the Traveling south closer to the elegant Swiss Ballenberg Open Air Museum. Native crafts, dress, and architecture tell the The crystal clean white snowy Alps make one story at the Ballenberg Open Air Museum. We can choose a wagon ride at Ballenberg. realize that only God can create such beauty! Swiss cowbells on the cows are a picture- A baby bear cub at the Bern bear pits. Regula Fankhauuser explaining the Tauferver- taking treat. tonight is Wissembourg, France, with a steck at Hinter Hutten. ies! Then it is on to Langnau to see the unique story you will never forget! region of Switzerland. A special lunch will oldest, continuous Mennonite Church in be served by our Fankhauser friends at the world and walk through the community Sunday, October 17, 2010 the Täuferversteck—an Anabaptist hiding cemetery across the road that reveals names Worship with local Mennonites this morn- place in a barn dating back to the 1500s. We like Amstutz, Gerber, Hirschy, Lehman, ing before driving east into Germany again will stop in the small town of Trub (home and Litweiler. Of course, the cowbell fac- and stopping for a walking tour of the town of Hershey, Habecker, Swartzentruber, tory is also a must stop before arriving of Weierhof, Germany. Here Mennonite his- Troyer, and Zook families). Our next stop at the Trachselwald Castle built in 1200 torian Gary Waltner will give us a walking is always a favorite at the Kambly Cookie A.D. Brechbill, Mosimann, Leichty, and tour of this community settled by Anabaptist Factory where we sample all kinds of good- Sommers Anabaptists were imprisoned Kraybills in the late 1600s. Yet today, there for their faith here. Our hotel tonight is at still are Mennonites here including a Men- one of the most beautiful scenic spots in nonite church. Our lodging tonight will be Switzerland as we are treated to a lovely in the nearby city of Worms. outdoor alphorn concert. Monday, October 18, 2010 Friday, October 15, 2010 A morning tour of the Worms Cathedral A visit this morning to the city of Bern that plus some free time for shopping before was founded in 1191. The famous clock we head north for a special Rhine River tower, bear pits, cathedral, and of course cruise starting at St. Goar and ending at some shopping is on the agenda before Bingen where our hotel is for the night. we leave early afternoon for Basel and say good-bye to Switzerland and hello to Tuesday, October 19, 2010 France! Our lodging for two nights is in the Fly home early morning leaving from The Swiss architecture will fascinate us! Alsace region of France—stork country! Frankfurt and arriving in Newark. Our chartered bus will drive us to Morgantown. Saturday, October 16, 2010 A morning walking tour of center city Strasbourg, France, will take us on an in- teresting walk including the cathedral and other memorable sites. Our destination for Our friends (father and son who are local farm- ers) enjoy giving us a private alphorn concert after dinner overlooking the Swiss Alps in the Half-timbered house in Weierhof, Germany, where One of the many castles we will see along our distance. the Kraybill family lived before emigrating. Rhine River cruise. — TOUR FEATURES AND CONDITIONS — TOUR PRICE: $5,200.00 per person from the Newark, New Jersey, International Airport, based on double occupancy. The single room supplement for persons preferring a single room is $550.00. A chartered bus from Morgantown to Newark, N.J., will transport tour participants to and from the airport, for an additional fee of $65.00 per person roundtrip. Cars will be parked in a secure area at Masthof (Morgantown) while we are in Europe. AIR TRANSPORTATION: Tour price includes USA departure tax.