Blogs from Nuremberg (aka Nürnberg), Bavaria, Germany, Europe - page 8

Our final destination was Nürnberg, which was 60-90 minutes journey by ICE train from Munich. My mother remembered the Gothic buildings which were seen just above the station buildings. One of the good things about Nürnberg is Altstadt (Old Town) is near the central station and all of the attractions were within the city wall. We found the subway leading to Koning Tor and Koningstraße. Numerous stone buildings and half-timbered houses were standing on Koningstraße, and it was as though we had been transported to the medieval world from the modern life. Loads of food stalls and restaurants were opened, and it made the streets attractive and bustling with the increased number of the tourists and traders. We stopped at the bridge with the viewpoint of the medieval almshouse. I encouraged my mother to sketch it. ... read more

July 7th: Er well that was odd, a bra was hanging from our door handle this morning (a nice pink and black lacey number), odd because our room was populated by 4 guys last night and I'm fairly sure that none of them pulled. I was going to lock it in our room or toss it in the sink to teach the smart arse responsible a lesson, but then I thought that the owner of the bra might herself have nothing to do with it being on our door and might be fretting about where it is so I just dumped it on a chair in easy sight. Also odd; the sunburn on my arms is almost gone, but my neck is still glowing red and burning like the sun... lots of sunscreen today methinks! The ... read more

We start our morning with a tour of the ancient walled town. An outer wall, a moat, and another defensive brick wall guarded by 46 fortified towers surrounded the original city. Four out five original gates into the city are still standing today. Königstor (King’s gate) greets most visitors arriving by train as it is located across from Nuremberg main train station. Our first stop is Weißgerbergasse. It is one of the treasured old-town cobblestone streets in Nuremberg. Medieval half-timbered houses feature colorful exposed wooden beams and white walls. Ambrosial and lush flower beds adorn most windows. In the past, animal skin tanners occupied this neighborhood and they produced light color leathers. Today, restaurants, bars, and shops entertain visitors and locals. At the north section of this historic town, sitting magnificently at the high sandstone rock ... read more

At dusk, we head to the famous Norisring track located just a stone throw away from the old town in the southeast corner of Nuremberg. This temporary city track is the second shortest circuit in DTM, measuring only 2.3 km long. With today’s technologies, one lap is shorter than 50 seconds. From start to finish, Audi DTM drivers will pass the grandstand 82 times. Despite the fact that Norisring has only four corners, this city track has attributes that are not found in a regular race tracks, and the track gives serious challenges to drivers and mechanics. The very short track requires drivers to be in constant change between maximum acceleration and maximum braking. Audi mechanics must tune the car suspension with little camber and weigh distribution with rear bias to optimize acceleration after slow negotiation ... read more

An diesem Tag habe ich mir überlegt, ob ich noch einen Tag am See dranhängen soll. Ich habe mich aber dagegen entschieden und bin wieder in den Raum Nürnberg nach Hause gefahren.... read more