Viking European Sojourn River Cruise Day 20/27 - Nuremberg, Germany
A quick note for those who read yesterday's blog shortly after I posted it - I was finally able to get a video uploaded to YouTube overnight so the blog is now updated with video from the glockenspiel performance. If the internet on the ship was better, I would have had that in the post last night. If you're interested, check it out.
Today's stop was in Nuremberg, Germany. We skipped the optional morning excursion and chose the included tour right after lunch. After two long days in Salzburg and Munich, having a morning off was welcome.
We took some time after breakfast to sort through clothes, getting dirty clothes ready for packing and setting aside clean clothes for the next seven days. For me, that included rinsing out several pairs of athletic ankle socks that I wear with my walking shoes. They're still hanging from magnet clips drying. We will be in port and taking an excursion the day before we disembark, so streamlining packing will make that an easier day.
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| The Nuremberg radio tower, or "Nuremberg Egg" was visible from the ship |
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| If you look at the left end of this bridge, you'll see it goes nowhere - the right end was the same - the original bridge to and from nowhere - we don't understand it |
Shortly after lunch, we joined bus "C" for our "Nuremberg Through History" tour. It started with a bus tour through Nuremberg followed by a walking tour of the medieval city with free time to explore at the end.
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| The former barracks for the SS - Hitler's cruel special police - the building is huge |
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| It is now the Federal Bureau of Immigration - something that the Germans are proud that Hitler would have hated |
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| A random giant chair |
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| Zeppelin Field |
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| Zeppelin Field was where Hitler would deliver speeches for groups numbering up to 60,000 |
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| Hitler would be on the stage toward the left of this photo |
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Kongress Halle, with the Document Museum
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| Kongresshalle |
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Max Morlock Stadium
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| Dutzendteich pond - a manmade pond |
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| Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds |
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| Germany made the decision not to destroy these buildings as a means to remember so what happened here will never happen again |
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| Beautiful architecture |
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| Park Plaza Nuremberg on the right, a tower on the fortress on the left |
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| Nürnberg Hbf - the railway station |
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| Deutscher Hof Hotel - Hitler stayed here when in Nuremberg |
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| Fun sculpture over the road |
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| The police here drive BMWs |
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| Ludwig Railway Memorial, December 1885, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first train, "Eagle" and its journey on the Ludwig Railway between Nuremberg and Fürth |
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| Nuremberg Palace of Justice of the famed Nuremberg trials of WWII war criminals |
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| A gate tower |
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| Imperial Castle of Nuremberg |
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| The curved and uphill bridge removed the effectiveness of attacking battering rams |
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| The pink stones are replacements for parts that were damaged in WWII - the holes in the center were used to insert a rope to haul the heavy stones up |
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| The view over the city was spectacular |
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| St. Sebald Church |
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| Lots of buildings in this part of the world have these unusual roof vents |
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| How old is this place? |
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| The crests of (L-R) The Mayor, The King, Bavarian citizens |
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| We walked down from the palace into town |
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| Classic beer signs |
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| Latin for: Now is the time to drink - let's have one drink |
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| Nuremberg claims this artist as their own |
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| Our guide pointed out these boxed windows - they were a sign of wealth |
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| The larger and more ornate, the more wealth |
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| Stone meant you were really wealthy, or as the Germans call it, "stone rich" |
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| Nuremberg Old Town Hall |
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Nuremberg Old Town Hall
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| The mayor's crest |
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| The King's crest |
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| The crest of the Nuremberg citizens |
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| St. Sebald Church |
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| Relief of the Last Supper on St. Sebald Church |
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| Das Schreyer-Landauer-Epitaph (1490-92) |
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| Albrecht Dürer Monument |
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| Mary on the Schürstab Mansion |
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| This is a cool sundial on the Schürstab Mansion |
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| Schürstab Mansion |
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| The Beautiful Fountain |
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| The Beautiful Fountain dates to the 14th century |
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| Church of Our Lady, built between 1352-1362 |
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| House of Commerce |
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| Ship of Fools sculpture |
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| Museum Bridge over the Pegnitz River |
We stumbled upon this pretzel shop - Brezen Kolb. With a name like that, we had to get a pretzel!
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| That lower line translates to "Here you can get pretzels from Kolb!" |
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| We got the cheese pretzel and it was yummy! |
We caught the bus back to the ship, taking in our last sights of Nuremberg.
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| The oldest half-timber house in the city |
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| A random Beethoven sculpture |
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| More of the city's fortification walls |
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| Once again, that bridge to nowhere |
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| As we sailed away at sunset, we passed the Excelsior Hotel Nürnberg Fürth |
A jazz trio joined the ship and played wonderful music in the lounge tonight. It was another good day on the Viking Lofn.
Tomorrow, we will explore Bamberg, Germany.
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