Greetings once again from Hamburg! I won't be able to say that for much longer. My last exam this fall is two weeks from today. Who wants to think about exams when it's Christmas market season? Not this guy. But before we chat about Glühwein and overpriced crepes, I wanted to give you a report of Brenda's Giulio Cesare premiere on Sunday. The performance was great, the audience loved it, and Brenda was outstanding. The cast and director must have done something right to keep the audience entertained for 4 hours (including two intermissions). Brenda woke up with a sore throat a few days before the performance, but she was well enough to sing on Sunday. She sounded perfectly healthy even if she didn't feel that way. By the way, there are some nice pictures of the production which you can see here.
Brenda has a week in between performances so she decided to come up to Hamburg with me. I'm afraid her sore throat has turned into a runny nose and a cough, but I'm doing my best to nurse her back to health while learning about German Criminal Law. As part of her treatment, Brenda and I went to two of the Christmas markets that are set up in Hamburg. I'm afraid we had to forgo the Glühwein since Brenda is sick and I prefer to go to class sober, but we still enjoyed exploring the various shops and sampling a few holiday treats (i.e. Kartoffelpuffer, cheese crepes, and Dresdner Handbrot).
One of the Christmas markets in Hamburg is set up in front of the Rathaus. As you can see, it was raining when we were there. A common occurrence this time of year.
Brenda taking a bite of Dresdner Handbrot (a delicious mix of bread, cheese, and mushrooms with sour cream on top). Yum!
I don't have class tomorrow so Brenda and I have tentatively planned a trip to Ikea. We may also meet up with the conductor of Giulio Cesare who lives in Hamburg. He also happens to originally be from Iowa. Small world. On Saturday, Brenda will return to Frankfurt and I will stay in Hamburg. It will be the first weekend in over a month that I'm not going to Frankfurt. Looks like I won't have any good excuses not to study.
I had better go tend to my sick wife. I hope you all have a great week, and I'll talk to you next Tuesday!
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