We have been travelling through many locks during the night. After breakfast we boarded buses for Nuremberg. We had an excellent guide, John Jenkins, from Wales who has studied German history and gave us a lot of interesting information about present day Nuremberg and the “dark” history of its association with the Nazis in the 1930s and 1940s. We stopped at the “parade ground” where the Nazi rallies were held, holding up to 250,000 people. It was astounding to be there and see it. A huge “coliseum” like building was built by the Nazis but only partly completed and it stands now like a monument, which was amazingly not bombed during the war because it was a little out of town.
John then took us to the Palace of Justice where the Nuremberg trials of the Nazis were held. We sat in the actual courtroom while he told the story of the trial – fascinating.
Our bus dropped us at the Market square and the Beautiful Fountain and John told us more about that and the area generally. There were some wonderful stalls at the market, including one that sold delicious ginger bread. Terry had wanted a German beer stein so bought one. We watched a glockenspiel performance on the front of the church that faced the square. We really quite enjoyed Nuremberg.
Our bus returned us to the boat which was now docked at Roth. After lunch our boat reached the highest lock and the watershed where the water changes from flowing to the North Sea to flowing into the Black Sea. When we enter the locks now, we are lowered down quite deep (whereas before we were raised) before being let out – a fascinating process to watch.
So we've had another good day. The time is passing so quickly. The food is wonderful and plenty of it and very hard to resist. Already we are talking about the passengers that will leave us in Vienna, only a few days away.
John then took us to the Palace of Justice where the Nuremberg trials of the Nazis were held. We sat in the actual courtroom while he told the story of the trial – fascinating.
Our bus dropped us at the Market square and the Beautiful Fountain and John told us more about that and the area generally. There were some wonderful stalls at the market, including one that sold delicious ginger bread. Terry had wanted a German beer stein so bought one. We watched a glockenspiel performance on the front of the church that faced the square. We really quite enjoyed Nuremberg.
Our bus returned us to the boat which was now docked at Roth. After lunch our boat reached the highest lock and the watershed where the water changes from flowing to the North Sea to flowing into the Black Sea. When we enter the locks now, we are lowered down quite deep (whereas before we were raised) before being let out – a fascinating process to watch.
So we've had another good day. The time is passing so quickly. The food is wonderful and plenty of it and very hard to resist. Already we are talking about the passengers that will leave us in Vienna, only a few days away.
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