We had a really lovely day today in the university town of Marburg. I will write a comprehensive post about it tomorrow, since Bill will be out of town for a business trip, and I’ll need something to do. But I did want to make a comment today about how we spent our Sunday.

Marburg is a beautiful town a little over an hour’s drive from Wiesbaden. I’d been wanting to visit for awhile, because I knew it’s a pretty city, but also because it has an important place in public health. A very nasty virus was named after Marburg, because there was a breakout there in the late 1960s (which also included Frankfurt and the then Yugoslavian city of Belgrade, now in Serbia). Marburg is related to the deadly Ebola virus. I don’t pretend to know a lot about what happened, but I’m sure I’ll learn when I write more in depth about today’s visit.

We had perfect sunny weather with very nice temperatures. That allowed us to see the castle and walk around the old town before we had a delicious lunch at a Weinstube. I got lots of pictures and learned a few new things, but right now, I’m still coming down off the wine. So, for now, I’ll just share a few photos and the promise that I’ll be back tomorrow with a proper post.

I think for now, we need to do a little more celebrating.