May 6th, 2016: we looked at our calendar itinerary and saw the activities for the day were cryptically titled "surprise daytime activity. Meet at the train station". We spent some time the night before speculating but didn't come up with anything nearly as awesome as what we ended up doing.
10am: we're on the train headed to a little town called Kochel. As the ride went on we saw beautiful forests, calm lakes, and...mountains! Janet and Kristyn finally told us the plan for the day. We would be visiting the Franz Marc art museum and then do a little casual painting in a field of wildflowers, one way a view of the town below, the other a majestic mountain face.
The goats and sheep nearby were friendly and adorable. I think they have a good life there in the mountains, chewing on grass and baaing at passersby.
We all ended up with very unique and equally lovely paintings. I have come to appreciate individual interpretation and personal artwork much more through German theater and this trip than ever before. I am consistently impressed by the inherent artistic talent of my classmates; all perspectives are special. Many of our works were inspired by painting from the Franz Marc museum as well as the unbelievable landscape. I really enjoyed reading the comments made by Marc's peers upon his death at the museum...they were all consistent in his sensitivity and appreciation for animals, nature, and art in general, which I feel was also made apparent by his paintings. I wish I could have met him, and it's a shame that he and all others in general fell victim to war.
After our painting adventures we had a nice meal at a place in town and headed back to Munich for a bit of rest and relaxation. This day was great; everything planned worked out perfectly and it was an indescribably cool experience to have.
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