BMW European Delivery - Day Three

The Terrifying Fountain

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Gail felt that this fountain which was supposedly intended to depict a few different fairy tales in one setting was bound to scare the bejeezus out of little kids. People were being stabbed, decapitated, and eaten by monsters. It didn't seem to bother this little kid though.

You Call that "Scary"?

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Maybe she had a point.

The Southeast Tower

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After Gail got her shopping kicks in the pedestrians-only zone, we walked down toward the opposite end of town. We were scouting possible dinner spots and trying to find the hotel we stayed in 30 some odd years ago.

Trying to Find Our Way Back to the Hotel

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We found a Lidl where we loaded-up on drinks, candy, sauce mixes and other sundries to take back home. By now our arms were pretty-well laden with food and medicinal supplies so we decided to head back to the hotel to drop off our purchases.

We Must Have Walked Farther Than I Thought.

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Lugging that heavy Lidl bag with all our supplies was beginning to cut off the circulation in my fingers but on and on we walked trying to find the tower gate we used to get inside the walled city.

Almost Back

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We found an exit from the old part of town to the southern new town but we were still many nlocks away from the Smile Hotel. As we drew closer we noted a large presence of helmeted and riot gear-laden police. Behind their advance up the street a contingent of Hippie types followed chanting some kind of nonsense and carrying hand made signs. I have no clue what they were protesting but whatever side they came down on I'm syre I'd disagree. A slovenly bunch if I ever saw one.

The Best Shop Window in Old Nuremberg

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We passed by this display numerous times over the two days we were in Nuremberg. They had some very realistic looking toy trains and remote control cars. It made me regret never getting into this kind of hobby when the kids were younger. Taking it up now would be creepy.

Our Home Away from Home

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This became our German version of Moe's - if we had stayed a week we might have eaten here 7 times.

Let's Start with Some Liquids

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We started the night at Karl's Brückla just right with these Hefeweizens. Who needs a bread appetizer when you can drink this yeasty liquid bread instead?

Käsespätzle for Gail

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Gail developed an affinity for this dish on our last visit to Germany at Christmas in 2013. This would be her second order in the first three nights we were in Germany. The next night she ordered it again. The home-made onion rings were awesome.

Jägerschnitzel mit Pommes Frites

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I too had a favorite dish - veal cutlet covered in a mushroom gravy based on red wine. I think I had it at least 5 times on our trip. And I made my own version once we got home. Love it.

Just So I Don't Forget

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In case we ever make it back to Nuremberg this place will be a must-see again. Great food and beer at a reasonable price.

A Night Walk in the Old Town

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The Pegnitz River is crossed by numerous bridges in Old Nuremberg. This seems to be where the town's prime real estate is located. Some of the apartments overlooking the river looked like million dollar homes. One even had its own pebble beach leading to the riverbank.

Quite Charming

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Things closed early on this Monday night. Maybe that was a good thing as it kept us from buying anymore stuff we didn't absolutely need. Already I was beginning to worry about how much our suitcases were going to weigh.

Now I Wish We had Stayed Longer

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We cut our walk short because it was getting much colder. Besides that my feet were beginning to ache after a whole afternoon of walking on concrete and stone streets.

An Old Sacred Cow

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Even though we had meandered through dozens of twisting old town streets we had no difficulties in finding our way back to our hotel. We took advantage of the hotel Wifi and took care of a few internet issues while watching the big Mardi Gras (Fasching) TV spectacular.