A Stop in Nuremberg

Our journey started with a tasty breakfast (I discovered I LOVE beans and toast for breakfast... was I meant to live in the UK or what?) and loading up onto the "coach" for our introductory speeches.  Our group was comprised of people from all over the world, and we made some friends while enjoying the beautiful scenery.

Adorable Bavarian Village...

Janos!

Brother enjoys the Bavarian Scenery

We took a lamentably short rest stop in Nuremberg, famous for the Nazi trials that occurred there, but also for the fortifications and castle that were built there in the 11th century.  You could really tell from the architecture that this place was OLD.

Medieval carvings...

Part of the castle... 

 I am going to say right now, I see how Europeans are so much thinner than Americans - walking up so many hills is one thing, but cobblestone is quite another.  My sandals were not meant for climbing a small mountain, so I was pretty tired by the time we made it up to the castle.

View from the Castle

Husband and I on the castle steps...

 After a few visits to some small shops and a stop at McDonalds for a free toilet, we watched the famous Glockenspiel strike noon and we met back up with our coach to start the next leg of the trip!

Bronze 3-D Map...

Glockenspiel

More time in Nuremberg would have been great I'm sure!  It really set the stage for our trip, but it looked like such an interesting little city that I was sad to leave so soon.