Today was mostly a bus day. We left Prague early and all fell asleep, while I should have been writing! After a rest stop break where ally and I spent the last of our crowns on random Czech candies, we played games and listened to more german music. Everyone loves this one song and a few of the others so I was able to use my iPhone to identify the artist and title and I think ally might buy a couple of the CDs in Munich.
Then we arrived in Nuremberg. What a beautiful town! It was heavily bombed during the war bc this is where Hitler had riots gathering the Nazi people. It's also where the Reichstag passed a law to make the Jews no longer citizens. We started at the castle which is at the top of a hill and gives a great view of the old town below. We walked down to the main town square from the castle and it was a steep hill with cobblestones so of course I was the last one all the way down bc of my photo opp stops and carefully trying not to fall on my face/camera. The square was adorable. This is exactly what you picture when you think Germany/Europe. I think I say that about everything though haha.
So we reach the square and there is a fountain on the side near the road to the church. The story with the fountain is that there is a gold ring on one side of the gate and if you turn the ring and make a wish it will come true. These Europeans and their obsession with paganism desguised as Christianity. Of course I had to turn the ring and make a wish :P then we broke into our groups to have a few hrs of free time to eat and shop. My group of girls, dubbed team captain crunch, decided to eat first. So we headed over to bratwursthausle for their famous bratwurst. It was very good, I highly reccommend it. We also met a fellow Texan while waiting for a table. The owner was super nice and explained all about the restaurant to us. They butcher their own pigs under the place! We all got potatoe salad with our brats bc none of us can stand the smell of saurkraut haha. After we filled our bellies with yummy food, we headed across the square to the year round Christmas store kathe wohlfahrt. So many beautiful things but very fragile and expensive. I bought something for our ornament exchange at grandmas, so hope you get my bag! Ally bought something for grandmas kitchen, and another girl bought some Easter items bc the store also has seasonal things besides all the Christmas.
Then we went to the gingerbread, lebkuchen, store and ally bought a variety pack, mainly bc it came in a cute blue tin with kittens on it! After the shopping we walked around the square where they were having a market with all kinds of flowers, fruits and vegetables. I loved taking photos of this and I know I got some great ones to print and frame when I get home. We also went into the church on the square, I took a few pics but it was nothing too special so I snuck out to take more photos of the market. Then it was time to head back to the bus. My legs almost fell off my body and waved a white flag of surrender when we heard we would be climbing up that steep steep hill back to the castle to the bus. Ally and I finished last and had to take a couple pauses but we did it! Hopefully the neuschwanstein hike Thursday won't kill me! Dad you did it right? I'm scared haha.
After we all made it back to the bus our guide alba informed us that our driver was willing to take us to the place where Hitler gave speeches and comanded his armies. That was amazing and I'm so glad we got the chance to see it and climb the steps.I wonder why they haven't torn it down since it is a part if Germany's darkest history. Irregardles of that it is an amazing piece of architecture. We then got back on the bus for another two hours to Munich. We played a little quiz game and I got one right so I got a chocolate, and then of course we had to listen to our favorite german songs again haha! Our hotel is pretty nice this time, even though it is pretty far from any part of the city. Tomorrow we are doing a bus tour of the city and then going to Dachau and then back to Munich for sight seeing and shopping. Ok time for a shower and bed. Danke for reading!
Jenny
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