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Published: August 3rd 2023
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Konigstor
Sandstone tower next to one of the 4 gates to the old city. Move over Gent, here comes Nuremburg. Wow, just Wow!
Rest day today and I spent it doing a self guided walk I found on "The Flashpacker" which took in the major sites of Old Town.
Nuremberg was part of the Roman Empire and was where the emperor would come on his holidays. The city is completely surrounded by an intact huge stone wall and the Imperial Castle stands on top of the hill at one end presiding over Old Town. Not only is the wall that surrounds the city intact, so is the outer wall which surrounds that. While some of it was destroyed by bombing in WWII it has been rebuilt seamlessly since then.
I could go on about the semi-wooden houses done in an eclectic mix of colours, the towers, the churches, the fountains, the monuments, bridges, cafes and restaurants, but instead, I'll simply add a heap of photos and you'll get the idea.
The other place I visited today was the Nuremberg Trials Museum. The Nuremberg Trials were the only thing I knew about Nuremberg before I came here, so this was something I wanted to do. The same court room that was used
for the trials in 1946 is still in use today. To say the visit was sobering, and in some cases, quite confronting is an understatement. It certainly gives cause to stop and think of how different things could be today. There are numerous more museums (train, toy, arts, etc) that are here, a coleseum in better condition than the one in Rome and much more besides.
Bottom line, if you ever come to Germany try and make time to visit this amazingly wonderful city.
Tomorrow we are back on the bikes and heading to Belingres which is 78kms away on the canal. That's a big day for us so there's still the possibility that might change between now and tomorrow.
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Gavin Erickson
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Nuremberg Looks Fab...
I've got some friends visiting Germany next month so I'll let them know how fab Nuremberg is. You're nearing the 2,000km mark, so you should celebrate with an extra coffee and an apple strudel when you do.