If It Was Today…

It was a lovely sunny day in Nuremberg and about 13 degrees celsius – perfect for walking. Earlier in the week we had tried walking around the old city walls on the inside, and on the outside. I was surprised to discover that outside the walls, walking through the old moat, was far nicer. So we started our day by walking around the outside of the walls, stopping along the way to make a reservation for dinner at the restaurant we had enjoyed on the first night here.

The old moat around the city walls has effectively been turned into a park with walking/biking paths and community gardens. Lovely.

Somehow it seemed wrong to visit Nuremberg and not see the site of the Nuremberg Trials, so we walked out to the museum and spent the afternoon immersed in history. Not a light topic, but fascinating and well worth the time.

The walk to the museum took us along the river, with parks on either side. I could get used to this, and I suspect I’d be in far better shape if I could walk here every day.

After dinner, we treated ourselves to a final walk through the old city on the way back to our hotel. The cathedral was dark, but we could clearly hear organ music coming from inside. Very eerie.

I said it was a final walk through the old city, but that isn’t quite right. It may be the final walk for this visit, but we will be back.

It was overcast and cool today. It rained overnight, but by the time we were up and about it was dry, but still cool. So we decided it was a museum day … because that is what we do. (To be completely honest, we probably would have gone to a museum even if it had been a beautiful day, but the weather helped.)

And of course, on our way to the museum, we still got to appreciate the architecture of this beautiful city.

We had an interesting experience at dinner tonight. We decided on the restaurant over drinks at the end of the day. It was too late to try to make a reservation, so we decided to just go with the flow. The place was packed, which is both a good sign (must be popular) and a bad sign (will we be able to get a table?). Fortunately they were able to squeeze us in. It’s becoming clear that tipping is not expected here, but it is appreciated. So when we settled up, to show my appreciation for finding a table for us (and for the fabulous meal), I added a modest tip. The moment we had finished paying, the server asked “Limoncello, or Grappa?”. As I said, tips are not expected, but they are definitely appreciated. The Grappa was on the house, and delicious.

This is what all train stations should look like…

It was Good Friday, and all the stores and museums in Nuremberg were closed today. So we walked around the walls of the old city, which are mostly still intact. We started by going just inside the walls and enjoying the architecture.

And then, after lunch, we walked around the city again, on the outside this time. The path follows what was once the moat around the city.

After a long day of walking, we had dinner at a small cafe along the river.