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In the spring is the time of carnival.
Don't be surprised to see these fellows sitting at the airport on your arrival. They have found a great way to advertise products as these manikins sit endlessly and patiently holding the ads. |
Germany, Nuremberg If you arrive via train, the train station is right at the center of activity. (the areas around the train stations always have the great coffee shops.) If you arrive via air it is an easy 10 minute ride on the subway train directly downtown. Hotels are easy to find (if no convention is in town) and the pedestrian mall starts across the street. The old part of the city is the walled section. Towers and walls are still in place. Walking in town can be a task as there are rolling hills and some steep streets to plod along. Trying to go to church one Sunday was interesting. No one could tell me where the Lutheran churches were. After looking at, I think, every church in town I did find an easy way to tell. The Lutheran churches have twin spires, Catholic churches have a single spire. The large courtyard in the front of the Catholic Kirche is a marketplace, mainly during the summer months. Also stages are set up for other entertainment as well. Behind the Lutheran church is a great beer hall with both inside and outdoors seating and the place to get the famous sausages of Nuremberg. Lots of history in this town. More than just the trials after the war, the city is picturesque and a wanderer's dream. It has a fantastic youth hostel, great restaurants and even a small craft market. Don't forget the railroad museum is here also. You can start your journey right across from the rail station as this is where the old city starts and also the pedestrian mall starts. You will find a Woolworth, multiple story department stores, specialty shops, tourist shops, and great restaurants. Don't forget this is where those white sausages are plentiful and grilled, served with all the German fixings including mustard. On a hot afternoon with a (hopefully cold) beer, sitting in the shade of a restaurant patio, it just can't be any more relaxing. If the beer isn't cold order a Spitzi, which is a coke with lemonade. The youth hostel is a magnificent structure located across town from the train station. It is a former granary in the Emperor's stable buildings and more than 500 years old. It is part of the fortifications of Nuremberg and provides great views over the city. The hostel has full meal service from a cafeteria and offers 320 beds. As you roam the streets you will find street art and statues around every corner. Some are historical and some are just fun.
Outside St Clare's (St Klara Kirche) church is this statue by Gerhard Marks (1957). Only other marking is HIOB.
City Hall Deco (Rathaus) and then up the hills behind to Die Burg, the Kaiser's fortifications. The picture below shows the (Lutheran Church) St Sebaldus Kirche, 1225-1379 (Under Renovation) Behind the church is a fine German restaurant to have the famous German white sausages (of course with kraut and a beer).
Hotel right across from the Hauptbahnhof (Central Station).
Busy street but there is a walkway beneath that goes right into the train station. Can you name this statue? Closer Look Hint: Written on it is "Zerstoren Das Leben der Tod Lacht Hohn" on one side and "Gewalt+Technik und Resignation" on the other.
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