Nuremberg

Nuremberg, the city famous for an impenetrable fortress, a great downtown full of churches, and of course it's Nazi history, ranging from the rally grounds to the Nuremberg trials. I spent the weekend learning more about the city and it's history, learning a bunch of new things on a city tour and learning about the Nazi past at the Documentation Center which is located at the Nazi rally grounds.

Hitler chose Nuremberg to show off the Nazi power to the world and set about building a a huge stadium for the Olympics to be held every year, a congress hall to seat 50,000 people, a zeplin field, marching grounds, a huge street pointed directly at the Kaiser's castle and more. Not much was fully completed, with the main goal to be a weeklong rally once a year to show the strength of the Nazis. Nuremberg was chosen as the city was the first to let Hitler speak after his 5 years in prison where he wrote Mein Kampf.

It was interesting being back in Bavaria, where things are more expensive, the dialect is different and there are more beer halls. It's a different atmosphere. People say there is west Germany, east Germany and Bavaria. I have to agree, and although it's fun to travel to, I'm quite happy living in the east, in Erfurt.