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Exploring Nuremberg: A Day of Unique Discoveries. City Walls and 🍺Beer Halls! 🍻(Best city in Germany?)

Reflected image in a convex mirror showing two people standing in a cobblestone street near a restaurant, with a historic tower and street signs in the background under a cloudy sky.
A lovely town square in Nuremberg Germany

 We woke up fairly late as we had had quite a few early mornings in a row. I made coffee for myself and Jives joined me at around 9am. We made some toast with smoked cheeses and had a lovely slow morning. We didn’t set out on the day’s adventure until around 11:30am, late for us.

Here is a video we made of our full day exploring Nuremberg Germany

We started our day’s wandering off at the wall that surrounds the old town of Nuremberg. We walked around the bottom of the walls as we had spent so much time exploring the tops of the wall the day before. 

A large bronze sculpture of a rabbit, positioned on a stone pedestal, with intricate details showcasing its fur and features. There is a smaller bronze figure of a rabbit on a lower stone base nearby. The background includes cobblestone streets and parked vehicles.
The Albrecht Durer inspired sculpture in Nuremberg Germany
A decorative sign featuring a golden knight standing atop a green dragon, with a lantern above and a striped pole beside it, mounted on a corner of a timber-framed building.
A dragon slayed in Nuremberg Germany

We visited a neat little town square with a lovely tower and a few bars and an unsettling statue of a rabbit. The sculpture of the rabbit was meant to be of Abrecht Durer being crushed by his iconic “Hare” painting, but this rabbit looked deranged, or sick. The rabbit was in a crate full of other equally creepy rabbits. The same town square also had a small sculpture up on a corner of a knight slaying a dragon with a lance. Very cartoonish. 

A man in stylish attire stands confidently near a historic stone wall with greenery and an old castle tower in the background under a cloudy sky.
Views from the city walls in Nuremberg Germany
View of a historic stone structure with a bridge and pathway in the foreground, set against a cloudy sky and surrounded by greenery.
City walls in Nuremberg Germany

We then climbed a mysterious stairwell that took us to a lovely section of the city wall with an amazing view down the wall to the castle. We then walked along the wall until we got to the river where we walked across a suspended bridge. Almost every bridge in Nuremberg is under construction so we walked across the bridge and had to double back as the second section was closed for construction. 

A person standing on a wooden bridge in front of a historic stone tower surrounded by greenery.
The many bridges of Nuremberg Germany

There were some very lovely steps along the water, where you could sit and enjoy a beverage. We made a mental note of this and then carried on (we came back later). 

An autumn scene featuring a vibrant orange tree in the foreground, with a historic stone tower and a river in the background, under a cloudy sky.
Fall leaves and colours in Nuremberg Germany

We then meandered along the river, photographing all the closed bridges (a nice covered bridge reminded me of Lucerne in Switzerland). The leaves were all starting to change with lovely orange and red hues. The weather was so lovely after days of rain. It was 14 celsius, but the sun was shining. 

A smiling man in sunglasses and a patterned shirt stands beside a woman with curly hair, both photographed in front of a river and trees, with historic buildings in the background under a cloudy sky.
Walking along the river in Nuremberg Germany

We then crossed to a little island neighbourhood with a bratwurst museum and an executioner’s house side by side (makes me question the bratwurst…). There was a lovely little restaurant on the same island boasting vegan sausage, so we made another mental note to return to this area (we went back for dinner).

A cheerful couple taking a selfie in front of a historic building with a distinct architectural design in a picturesque setting.
A traditional German building and architecture in Nuremberg Germany

We then visited an old square with a building shaped like steps, a traditional looking piece of German architecture. 

A man in a brown suit and sunglasses stands laughing next to a large fountain featuring intricate sculptures, including a dragon and other figures, in an urban setting.
Bizarre fountain sculpture in Nuremberg Germany

We then visited yet another town square with the weirdest fountain sculpture I have ever seen. Skeletons were straggling one another whilst riding a lizard? There were dead goats and geese devouring their own hearts. A very grim statue/fountain. We took a lot of photos of the fountain, possibly to fuel our nightmares later on. 

A detailed stone sculpture depicting a devilish figure holding a crying child, set against a textured wall.
Germany children beware the strangle demon in Nuremberg Germany

We then accidentally walked through a red light district that looked much like the red light district in Amsterdam, with ladies in small glass front shop windows, framed with red curtains and lights. 

We then saw a monument to the Paris agreement that declared international human rights. It seemed a fitting city for such a monument as Nuremberg is where the nazi trails following world war two were held. 

A woman seated at an outdoor table with traditional German dishes, including sauerkraut and mashed potatoes, alongside two glasses of beer. The setting features rustic architecture and other patrons in the background.
A beer and traditional side dishes in Handmerterhof in Nuremberg Germany

We then went to Handwerkerhof, a traditional looking little neighbourhood by a section of old wall, where we sat at a wooden table by the base of an old watch tower and ordered Dorn-Brau and all the sides; sauerkraut, potato salad (vinegar potatoes in Germany), horse radish and a pretzel. Sauerkraut is served HOT in Germany, I keep forgetting that! There were giant pepper corns in the sauerkraut so that made it my favourite sauerkraut of the trip. Our bill came to 20 euros, everything was so good! It was lovely sitting in the warm sun in fall. 

A man wearing sunglasses and a brown blazer sits at a table outdoors, smiling while holding a glass of dark beer. He has a floral shirt underneath the blazer and a watch on his wrist, with a small dish of ashes on the table.
Trying a smokey beer in Nuremberg Germany

We then stopped at the grocery store on the way back to the place with vegan sausage that we had seen earlier for dinner. We sat outside the restaurant on the cobble stone patio and ordered a lovely smokey beer each. I had a dark and smokey beer and Jives had a smokey weisen beer. I think my beer was slightly better, it was called “Aecht Schlenterla Rauchbier”. We both ordered the vegan sausage with potato salad. The food came quickly and was lovely. 

A woman sitting at an outdoor table, looking up thoughtfully while holding a spoon. In front of her is a plate of food including creamy mashed potatoes, cucumber slices, sausages, and a small serving of mustard. A glass of beer is also visible on the table.
Clearly I am enjoying the vegan sausage in Nuremberg Germany

After dinner we sat along the river at the spots we had seen earlier and watched the sun come down. We then walked back to the square where we had started the day (with the rabbit sculpture) and ordered a radler (half beer half lemonade) from a bar in the old city wall (literally a hole in the wall type joint). We sat with the rabbit sculpture to have our drinks and then called it a night, walking back to our accommodation close by.

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