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On the Road Again - Nuremberg


December 18-20
Written December 18-?

Dear Diary,
 
Believe it or not, we are on the road again, only this time it's only for about 30 minutes.  We have done the things necessary to settle back into our house, such as get the heat going, but we still need to do something to get us into the Christmas spirit. 

d121218_01_map.jpg The city of Nuremberg (or Nurnberg) has one of the largest Christmas markets in Germany and friends Malinda and Scott had offered their rented apartment for us to borrow, so the combination made lots of sense.  After some routine doctor visits on Tuesday, we made the half-hour trip to our "new apartment".  It's is a very nice place, right in the heart of town, ten minutes walk to the big Christmas Market.

On just the first day, we managed a nice lunch at "Tapasitos", some serious shopping, walks along the Pegnitz River, and an evening visit to the market where we had the obligatory sausage sandwich and spiced wine (gluehwein).  Even the 8pm market closing time worked well, since we are still a bit jet-lagged.

First day pictures (too many, but I need as many reminder-aids as practical!):
Our place to stay, nearby lunch, and into the crowds
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On the Christmas Market streets
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Evening scenes
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Night at the Market
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Wednesday was not planned, except for an early morning picture shoot of our neighboring "waterfall" and a susequent morning stop at Starbucks for coffee and Wifi.  This was just like normal travel.
morning waterfall
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same shot, different shutter speed
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Beyond that, we mostly did errands such as the new iPad contract, and some passport pictures, and a little more shopping.  In the evening we wished a friend well as she and others went out to sing Christmas carols in old Nuremberg. They gathered in a meeting room in the Rathaus (Town Hall), where there was a fun display of old Nuermberg's toy industry products. We didn't sing, but settled for a dinner in the Rathaus instead.  I am much more skilled at eating than singing.
Carriage in front of Rathaus and toys inside
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English singers being briefed and Winnie heading out
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Tomorrow we will pack up and return to our normal life.  We'd like to thank Malinda and Scott for this excuse to really enjoy our first Christmas Market of the year.

Regards,

John and Marianne

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