So the LDS Church here has taken on a German tradition of going to church on Christmas Eve (we just don't do that in the States, oh well :) and it was good. It was a Christmas concert of sorts.
Then some friends of mine invited me and the missionaries over for Christmas Eve.
Here is the 'set up' - isn't it pretty?
Here are my friends, Ingeborg and Hans. Hans has their Christmas present in his hand - an Alaskan Ulu.
The Elders had to leave, per rules, so I left as well. My Mom always talked about Midnight Mass when I was growing up and sometimes we'd watch parts of it (from the Vatican) on T.V. So I decided I wanted to do a Midnight Mass of sorts, via the Protestant Berlin Cathedral ;)
I stood out and waited in line and then was let in at 11:00.
I am SO happy I went!
I've seen (and the blog has pix of the cathedral from earlier posts) the cathedral before, but it was just so pretty that night.
I liked being with all the people, singing Christmas hymns...it was just a really good time.
I am grateful I could go....
The roof...
Beautful work!
The altar...
The Nativity scene. There is one of those Herrnhutte stars again....
Then I decided I wanted to see what it was like from 'up above'.
Here is this old sign: Entrance for ...Diplomats, members of Parliament...and other high government officials...
Don't you feel intimidated? ;)
W II - anytime you see that it means 'Wilhelm the Second', i.e. last German emperor and the guy whom the world blames for starting the First World War - in the end, he lost it all!
This is the view just off to the right of the Imperial seating area....
Fancy... I honestly liked being down lower 'with the people' though. The view was honestly better below...
Loverly time, I was really glad I got to go!
