Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Nuremburg

Today was all about the Xmas markets by day and night. It was amazing to see the difference in crowds between the time we got out for breakfast around 800 and when the market was at its height around 1230.

Headed down firstly with the intent to visit the Kids Market. In what is now true German style a weird statue stood at the turnoff. 

Again the entry was blocked by both barriers and police vehicles.

Santa waved us on in from on high and Jane managed to get in on the picture. 

It was a little wonderland with plenty of rides and kid friendly displays. All of the stalls had animated Xmas displays on top. Sully managed a ride on both the train and the merry-go-round, but Jane is yet to get her ride on the moving horse version. Of course there had to be another astronomical clock with puppet show.

The multi-national lane was fabulous with treats from countries all across Europe up for sale.

We wandered down along the riverside and over a couple of bridges completely disguised with stalls.

Met up with some buddies from Scotland and imbibed in the first of today’s gluhwein from some pretty flash ceramic mugs.

They afternoon passed pretty quickly and we were soon up at the castle watching an amazing light and image show on the facade of the Advent House.

Another riverside restaurant had a light show of its own.

A parting drink with the visitors and it was off for dinner in an Italian restaurant where it took a smarmy Italian to deliver our first Tourist ripoff. A large bottle of wine turned into a gigantic bottle of wine, pre- opened before arriving at the table, which cost €60. At that price we drank the lot.

Another early night walking back through streets still packed to the rafters on what might be the last night of markets given German’s celebrate more at home on Xmas Eve. 

We will be in Munich tomorrow and there might even be a drop of snow.