Nuremberg

Hi lovelies,

Today we arrived in the lovely town of Nuremberg.
We arrived early and spent the morning with some wonderful activities.
Our first adventure was learning basic German. We are not very good. It hopefully we will get some practice over the next week. Guten tag all.

Markets again

I then had a rest while Robbie went to an information session on the Danube-Main Canal system that we are travelling through. It rises 1300 ft to the highest point then descends. The canal connects the North Sea near Uk to the Black Sea. It has been an idea since the around 900AD. It has had a few tries at being successful, but it took the engineering brilliance of the 1990's to make it as well as peace in Europe so they could decide who is in control of what section.

remember rivers aren't flat

The cost to build was a massive 2.35 billion euros or 14 million per km of canal. It stretches 171km in all. It is far cheaper to send heavy things by via this canal than any other method.

We then had lunch, cause it was so long since we ate. Robbie had 2 deserts and our boys are judging him. 😂

come on they were small :)

Hitler's attempt to build a big coliseum

We then headed off for a bus tour of the city and a visit to the Christmas Markets.

We visited the Rally Point where the army used to hold rallies to hear Hitler speak. There is much discussion over whether the area should be demolished or kept.

The Rally point
Nuremberg is the site of the Nazi propaganda machine and the place of the war crimes trials.

We also saw the old castle and city walls. This area is nearly intact after the war, and the most is a sight to see. It is now used to host Oktoberfest. Our guide informed us that you could not originally see the castle walls because of the number of revellers who surrounded the area, but so many fell into the moat that they moved the festival there.

5 towers still board the old city walls

Part of the fortified city

The Christmas markets were huge in the town with more than 180 stalls. We wandered around and had another marvellous time. (Nurnberger Christkindlesmarkt)

A special golden memorial in town

2000 people just from cruise ships were here today

5 euros will get you a ride 

It was then back to the boat where tonight we were blessed to see and hear a marvellous violinist. She was so wonderful to listen to.

Lots of onboard entertainment

The ship has a pool, lounge, and dining area 3 levels of cabins

Then dinner and now bed. I remembered to plug my apnoea machine battery in today, unlike yesterday when it went flat at midnight. I am looking forward to a bit more sleep tonight. 😊


Stay safe lovelies and keep enjoying life
Love us.