4/5/2024 Nuremberg, Germany

 Finally a clear day, it got up to 76 Degrees today.  Contrary to the Viking literature, in many of the ports we have been to so far, we have been docked well out of town and taken busses into the locations for the tours.  This worked well today because we were able to drive through some other areas of the town we would not have seen otherwise.

Above is the grounds where Hitler had ralleys leading up to the Second World War.  The picture is not a great one as I was taking it through the (dirty) front window of the bus.

After the war, the famous Nuremberg trials were held in this building. The upper floor has four windows in the center of the building and this was the courtroom where the trials were held.

Heading into the o;d town the town was surrounded by a city wall and a deep (dry) moat 

The castle was located on this side of the city wall 

The Tower originally (in medieval times) was used to spot the approaching enemy.  In later years it became a fire tower used to spot fires and sound an alarm.

Most of this part of the city was bombed during the war, the skinny white building just to the left of the tree was the only building left standing here, but it was decided to rebuild in the old style to preserve the medieval look of the city.

Another tower on the opposite side of the city housed the stables on the ground floor.

Many of the buildings were rebuilt with the half timbered traditional style of the area

Above the main entrance to the town hall were two statues, on the left Justice holding the scales and a sword. On the right is a statue with a mirror, the first step in wisdom is to be able to recognize ones self therefore this represents Wisdom, indicating that the council would rule with wisdom and justice.

The wishing well in the center of the town square was beautiful although in this picture the colors ate washed out because it was so bright outside.  It has been surrounded by a fence of wrought iron, but built into the fence are two brass rings, one on each side.  rather that throwing coins in the fountain to make a wish you are supposed to turn the ring.  Only problem, no one knows if you are supposed to turn it clockwise or counter clockwise, or how many times you have to turn it.

This was one of the first churches to become protestant in this area.