While we were in the hotel, waiting for our house, we looked for things to do. I should note that we also did not have our car yet. We shipped our car earlier then the recommended date...but still we waited two weeks for our car to catch up to us here. Eventually we were able to borrow a car from some good friends we met here, but until then if we wanted to do anything...we road the train. It is really cheap...about 9 Euro for my family of 7 to go anywhere in Bavaria round trip. Our first train ride and trip was to Nurnberg. It is only about an hour away, so very close.
Here is a picture Anya took of us walking up a typical European street.
I have seen Chalk artistis or street artists in movies...the most famous coming to mind is Bert in "Mary Poppins". This was the first time I had ever seen one in person, and they were beautiful drawings!
There is never a shortage of a good scenery shot.
We saw several cathedrals while there, this was my favorite.
This is St. Lorenz (Lawerence), parts of it date back to the early 1500's. Some of has been rebuilt due to fires and such, but most of it is the original structure.
Here is a shot of the inside. I think I may need a better camera. Inside these old churches are very dark and dim, so it is hard to get good pictures with my camera without a tripod. They just don't do the subject justice!
We ate at this cute restaraunt at the base of our first castle!
Enjoying a famous Nurnberger Wurst
Our first Castle
The Kaiserburg
I guess technically this is not a castle, it is a burg. Which is like a fortress but smaller. I am still trying to figure out what constitutes "castle" status versus "burg" status...what I have come up with is it is just what the builder decided to call it. This one dates back to 1012 ad, the girls were fasicnated with the tour. They were able to see the deep well room and learn how important a clean water source was back then. And what lengths people go to, to protect it!
It was a fun little day trip.
