Weihnacht im Nuremberg

So, the first weekend that Kim was here I had mentioned that we went to the Christmas markt in Nuremberg. I like Nuremberg, and it was nice to visit again. We found a couple of streets we hadn't been down before, and found a cool fountain. It even had naked people on it. Even though we didn't stay long and we froze our butts off and Dustan got lost and the kids were screaming for more than an hour, it was beautiful. But I think I will leave Dustan and the kids behind from now on, because they're not interested in anything but crying!

Strasbourg

Christmas in Rothenburg odT

Rothenburg is a fabulous daytrip, no matter what time of year you go. This was my first Christmas visit, and I took Kim along with me. It was a lot of fun, although we froze our nubs off. Such a romantic town. We got there around lunch time and first climbed the stairs to the medieval wall to get a view of the town. We then attempted to view the inside of the biggest church there, but to no avail. You had to pay to get inside, which is total nonsense, and so we didn't. But, we had fun exploring the rest of the streets and shops.

Nuremburg

Nuremburg is another great city in Germany. It is towards the east side of the country, and located in Bavaria, in the rolling hills and tall pines. Again, we prefer the altstadts to the modern city, and so we spent our time roaming the cobblestone streets, the old buildings, and the markets held here. We visited during the Christmas market and the Easter Market. The Christmas Market was great. It was all decked in holiday cheer, smells of smoke, sausages, spiced wine and pine, and sights of people bundled up, garland and bows every where, candy-striped tents holding goodies galore and even Kinder entertainment. It

was a alot of fun, and we hope to get back to Nuremburg to see it's historic castle and other sights.

Christmas 2006