I Complete My Conversion to Breaditarian
We awoke in Nuremberg and began the self-guided walking
tour. We first passed Lorenzkirche, a Lutheran church. We were unable to go in
because there was a service, so we decided to try again later. We also passed a
giant fountain that said it depicted ‘scenes of married life’ but which
featured screaming people, bea
rs, and skeletons, among other things. Other
highlights of our tour were: the Albecht Durer house, the giant rabbit statue,
and the giant clock on the tower of Frauenkirche, which goes off at noon and
whose ritual, called the mannleinlaufen, includes people blowing horns, ringing
bells, and bowing in front of Karl IV. In the church of St. Sebalduskirche, we
found a Playmobil Martin Luther and decided it was a necessity.
We also visited Handwerkhof, where old shops and buildings
have been replicated and are still in business (ie. the tin store). We stopped
at the biergarten here for some pretzels and beverages. Interestingly, my water
was given to me in a champagne glass.
One amazing thing about Germany is the abundance of giant soft pretzels. I could quite comfortably live here for the rest of my no doubt shortened life.
We decided to get an early night, since we had to be up
painfully early to get to Bamberg.
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