Salzburg!

Turning the ring to make a wish come true!

Early Saturday morning we left for breakfast in town, which to my relief had eggs and bacon! It also had traditional Austrian foods, it was the best breakfast I've had since I left. Following breakfast we went on a two and a half hour tour throughout Nuremberg, highlighting the historical locations in the midevil town.  The small marketplace outside the 14th century Gothic Catholic church had lots of fresh food and gingerbread, it was awesome.  Buildings are over 400 years old and the town itself is over 900 years old; they still have the dungeons still that were used to torture and prison people!  (Zumspiessgesellen)  The Fembo-Haus is a building converted to museum that holds the history of the town before and after bombing in the World War, so visitors can see the history.  Every road is cobblestone and absolutely beautiful, we walked up to the castle and got to walk through.  The tour guide told a story that a man was sentenced to be hung, and his last wish was to sit on his horse.  He got  his last wish and sat on  his horse, who then jumped off the dry moat walls to freedom.  I took pictures of the "hoofprint" in the stone wall.

Looking down at Nuremberg from the Castle.

I wish I had more time in Nuremberg and less time in Munich, I loved Nuremberg so much.  After a short lunch we boarded the bus and drove past Court Room 600 where the Nazi trials were held and leaders were prosecuted.  After a short ride we went to the Nazi Party Rally Grounds, a semi-circle stadium Hitler had begun to build but never finished for meeting once a year.  The museum is built in the brick walls of the rally ground, showing a timeline of Hitler and his progress. At one point I was able to walk to the center of the circle and see the meeting grounds where thousands of Nazi met.. kind of creepy! At the end of the museum there were illuminated train tracks that had cards under the tracks of names who had died. It was interesting but lots of facts and listening to lectures because everything had to be translated from German.





Finally the bus left for Salzburg! We had to drive about four hours to reach Salzburg from Nuremberg, so I slept most of the way. The difference between Germany and Salzburg is very apparent, Austria is absolutely beautiful!!! My host dad and his 6 year old daughter Alexandra met me and brought me to their modern house. The back yard does indeed have a beautiful pond with lots of gardening and a gorgeous view of the Alps! My host mom is also very nice, she made a delicious dinner!

Driving into Salzburg.... FINALLY!