Day 8: 23rdSeptember Nuremburg to Schloss Neuschwanstein Another beautiful morning for a run – photos on Facebook. Before Mandy and Louis came to pick us up Danny took us to the stadium where Hitler addressed the German people and the troops. The film footage is well known where soldiers are marching down towards a stadium of seats and Hitler is standing on an outpost addressing them. It is quintessential black and white footage. Some of the footage is shot at night and the use of flame torches gives it a theatrical and melodramatic atmosphere. The other quintessential footage is when the allied troops, after they have liberated Nuremburg, destroy the swastika which is mounted on top of the stadium. The stadium now is almost derelict and the seated area is no longer used but the huge
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