Nürnberg

Friday, 13 December 2024

Our tour ended in Nürnberg (Nuremberg in English), which isn't on the Danube, but rather on the Donau-Main Kanal that connects the Danube and Rhine Rivers, ultimately making a navigable waterway from Amsterdam to the Black Sea. The Pegnitz River flows through Nürnberg, but it is a small river, and barges and riverboats musts use the canal, which has a lot of heavy industry along it.

Our tour of the old city started at the Kaiserburg (Emperor's Fortress, aka Castle). Atop a hill in the northwest section of the old city wall, it has a commanding view over Nürnberg.

Looking south, we can see the industrial sector in the the distance, where our ship is docked.

The door to the inner castle.

The castle courtyard.

Once the castle granary, this building is now a youth hostel.

The castle sits on a sandstone foundation.

Looking down Burgstrasse towards the city center.

Two decorative carvings on a building along Burgstrasse.

Sibalduskirche (St. Sibald's Church).

The vicar's house next to St. Sebald.

St. Sibald's Church.

St. Sibald's Church

St. Sibald's Church

The market square is directly in front of this church, the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady).

An interesting place to put votive candles in the Frauenkirche.

One of several entrances to the Christkindlesmarkt.

Entering the Christkindlsmarkt.

The Schöner Brunnen (beautiful fountain) in the market square.

The Frauenkirche's mechanical clock performs everyday at noon.

A closer view of the mechanical clock.

From a first-floor (U.S. second-floor) balcony, all you can see of the market is the red-and-white striped roofs.

Back home. Our collection of Christkindlmarkt mugs:
Vienna, Schönbrunn Schloss, Salzburg, Passau, Regensburg, Nürnberg (2).