EUROPEAN RELOCATION: OUR JOURNEY COMES TO AN END

Our two week trip has finally come to an end. We made a 4 hour trip on Friday to Nuremberg, Germany. We spent Saturday checking things out in Nuremberg. Having been bombed to pieces during WWII it was rebuilt. However some of the older buildings survived. The cathedral was damaged over 50% and they rebuilt it to look like it had looked prior to the war. But most of what they rebuilt is more modern.

THE OLD CITY WALL

"SMART" CAR??

WOW! WHAT A BURGER!!

ST. LORENZ CATHEDRAL

MARKET DAY IN NUREMBURG

THIS IS CALLED "THE BEAUTIFUL FOUNTAIN"

ST. SEBALDUS CATHEDRAL

1945

THIS CHURCH WAS HUGE - COULDN'T EVEN GET IT IN ALL IN ONE FRAME.

OPERA HOUSE

LOVE THE NAME OF THIS PLACE. "LETTE'M SLEEP"

After lunch we went to the Dokumentationszentrum Reichsparteitagsgelaende. This is a museum filled with interesting information about Nuremberg's history as a center for National Socialism activity. It is located in what would have been Hitler's Congress Hall. It was never finished but it would have been at least twice the height and would have had a roof as well. Here are a few pictures.

At this point in time the buildings are being saved from demolition. There is some debate as to whether that's what will ultimately be done. I can understand why the people in the city would want to move on from this horrific past that is forever bound to them. Their connection to this is not erased if the buildings are gone. Keeping them keeps a very big reminder to future generations to never let evil rise again.

ENTRANCE TO THE MUSEUM

AN EGOMANIAC TO BE SURE

THIS IS WHAT THE BUILDING WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE IF IT HAD BEEN FINISHED. IT GIVES ME A CHILL.

THE MUSEUM TOOK A COUPLE OF HOURS TO GO THROUGH (AUDIO TRANSLATORS A MUST); THE MUSEUM WAS ONLY HOUSED IN THE RECTANGULAR BUILDING ON THE LOWER RIGHT.

We also did a quick visit to a train museum in the city. A better collection than I expected. If you were into the whole European Rail experience you'd love it.