Europe 2018: Nuremberg

Europe 2018 Trip

Amsterdam --> Berlin --> Dresden -->  Prague --> Munich --> Nuremberg --> Brussels --> Liege --> Bruges --> Amsterdam

Tayler's thoughts are in blue, Rebecca's thoughts in black.

NUREMBERG

• Nuremberg wasn’t as much of a favorite spot for us as for others who recommended it. Compared to the larger cities, it was pretty quiet and sleepy. We were surprised by how many restaurants and shops were closed on Sunday. Bad for tourists looking to experience the city, but good for the people there who get to enjoy the Sunday without working.
• We went to church in Nuremberg, and I had a fun few minutes talking with man we sat next too. He didn’t speak very much English, and even though he said he was from Russia, he spoke Spanish better than English. I know like five words in Spanish, but I think the general message was that he likes to read books.
• We had some tasty curry at one restaurant Saturday night and grabbed some bakery food Sunday after church. We had a pretty long walk to church and tried to keep in the shade because it was pretty hot. Walking can get tiring, but it’s also a really fun chance to feel less like you see parts of the city you wouldn’t otherwise see.
• Nuremberg was an old, walled city that’s grown beyond the old city walls. There’s a small part of town just inside the old walls where they’ve set up a sort of pioneer village with candy shops and trinket stores. Some people would really enjoy that but we didn’t spend much time seeing that.
• Nuremberg was a cute little German town. It was very walkable, and once we got off the train there’s an old fashioned, touristy village set up with restaurants and shops. Then walking up into town, it just felt small and quaint.
• Our hotel in Nuremberg was pretty decent, except the “free wifi” could only be used in the main room/restaurant downstairs on the first floor.
• We went to church in Nuremberg just by walking. It took us out of the main part of town, and into a less pretty part of the city which made me like it less. It seemed like only the main road was cute and touristy and then the rest of the city was a little more run down. Church was fun, and a missionary there translated the service for us and reminded us so much of Brinler (his mannerisms, the way he spoke), so that was fun. Tay had a pretty nice conversation with one of the members after church. They were all very friendly.
• We only had a very short time in Nuremberg. We ate dinner when we arrived at a curry place that was pretty tasty! The other food I remember from Nuremberg was a doner--Tayler had eaten one in Berlin and said it was great, and I was worried Nuremberg was my last chance to find one. So we stopped by on our way to the train and I at it at like 10:30 in the morning haha. Turns out I wasn’t impressed with it. I didn’t really like it, and was pretty queasy from the train ride that day, so Tay ended up eating the rest for me. The train was so full that we could only find a place to sit in between to of the cars on the floor, slid over by the doors with a step that went down. It was pretty uncomfortable, especially because I was wearing a dress.
• We weren’t as impressed with Nuremberg. I remember just being tired and not really feeling like there was much to do that interested us there--there are always more museums and churches to look at, but after having seen more notable ones on our trip already, we weren’t super interested in doing that just to pass the time. We took the night to relax and watch a show, I think.