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Germany / Switzerland Signature Study Tour (Ground Only)
September 6-17, 2025
Led by Dan van Voorhis
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Trip Blog Posts
Day 09 - Geneva
posted on Tuesday September 16 2025 at 3:00 pm UTC
It’s Tuesday, and we have spent the day in Geneva and are preparing to depart tomorrow morning. It was an early morning in a packed hotel. We got our breakfast and hit the road, where Dan led us through Galatians and Paul’s admonition to stand in our...
Day 08 - Trachselwald/Bern
posted on Monday September 15 2025 at 6:00 pm UTC
The trip is winding up, but we are not slowing down! This morning, we left Zurich and found ourselves in the greater Bern region, in the Emmental region (yes, like the cheese), and at Trachselwald Castle. Our guides took us around the 12th-century castle,...
Day 07 - Zurich
posted on Sunday September 14 2025 at 5:00 pm UTC
And Zurich is in the books! We woke up this morning and headed to downtown Zurich and the Grossmunster church, where Ulrich Zwingli began preaching through the New Testament (he had abandoned the church lectionary to teach through the whole texts). We joined the church in worship,...
Day 06 - Lake Constance/Waldshut/Zurich
posted on Sunday September 14 2025 at 12:00 am UTC
It’s been a long day by land and sea, and we lay our heads down in Switzerland. It was an early morning- by 7:45, we were on our way from Füssen to Lindau on the banks of Lake Constance to catch our boat to Meersburg. On the way, we had our morning devotional...
Day 05 - Augsburg/Neuschwanstein/Fuessen
posted on Friday September 12 2025 at 8:00 pm UTC
It’s Friday night in Füssen, and we are going to bed in the small German town in the valley below the majestic Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle and its gorgeous view seemed fitting for our last night in Germany. Our “idea of the day” was the...
Day 04 - Eisenach/Coburg/Nuremberg
posted on Friday September 12 2025 at 2:00 am UTC
Another day is over, and we lay our heads down in Nuremberg, Bavaria, after a long day. We woke up in Eisenach, having seen the Warburg yesterday, we visited the Luther House, where Ursula was able to get us in an hour early! After that, we went to St. George’s...
Day 03 - Erfurt/Eisenach
posted on Wednesday September 10 2025 at 8:00 pm UTC
Day 4 is in the books, and we are hitting the sack in Eisenach, in the shadow of the Wartburg Castle. We woke up in Erfurt and walked to the Augustinian Monastery, where a young Luther became a monk and doubled down on what he believed were the activities that could merit...
Day 02 -Wittenberg, Eisleben, Erfurt
posted on Tuesday September 09 2025 at 7:00 pm UTC
Another day down as we go to bed tonight in Erfurt. We woke up in Wittenberg- a crisp, beautiful morning that began with a morning devotion from the 1st Chapter of Galatians. We reflected on Paul's crisis, his single-minded dedication to the Gospel, and his insistence...
Day 01 - Berlin/Wittenberg
posted on Monday September 08 2025 at 7:00 pm UTC
Day 1 and Berlin are in the books! After meeting everyone on Sunday night and enjoying dinner in our Berlin hotel, we got out of bed early and began our blitz of the German capital. We started at the Bebelplatz and saw the square where the famous Nazi book...
Preparing for Germany, Switzerland
posted on Tuesday May 06 2025 at 12:07 am UTC
Our trip will be here before you know it! Once we're on the ground we'll post periodic updates and photos. Check back often or get update notifications using the subscribe options on this page. We'll be sharing our travel experiences online with you, our friends and family, to not only bring you along...