Nurnberg

It was a quick drive from Stuttgart to Nurnberg. We arrived around lunchtime and went to our hotel in the center of the old town. There was a city lot next to the hotel but with tiny parking spots. I’m surprised that cars don’t have door dings like they do at home.  Anyhow our rooms were not ready so we went to the market for food. It seems that the markets all have the same cuisine, so we had the half meter bratwurst again, pork steak sandwich again and a pretzel. I can’t believe that it would be possible to be tired of sausages!

Afterwards we headed out to the Dokumentationszentrum Reichsparteitagsgelände. Aka Documentation Center Nazi Party Grounds. This is a museum that’s placed in one of the buildings and grounds where the Nazi party held their giant rallies that you see in the period films. The museum details the history of the party, how it came to power, the use of propaganda and their brutal methods for growing and maintaining their power.   The museum ends with the Nurnberg trials.  I’m glad we visited the museum but I feel that they could have done a better job of presenting the materials as it was all presented on an audio guide vs having captions next to the various artifacts to read.

Afterwards we went back to our hotel and back to the market to shop and eat.  I’m not sure if Nurnberg lives up to their reputation of being the best Christmas market in Germany. It was nice but the market in Stuttgart was way bigger with a better choice of food.