(photo: St. Lorenz)Well we are home safe and sound from our first trip off post! This morning we woke up, went to the bus station at about 9am and took the (free) shuttle to the train station. The train ride was fast (about 45 minutes) but a little nerve-wracking once we got off at the Hauptbahnof (train station) and realized we had no idea what we were doing. The station was quite large: full of coffee shops, bakeries and stores. So we bought a map of the town and tried to figure out our next step.
Here's me with a hot coffee and a "kaffeestange", which tasted like a toffee bear claw. Eric had a "nougatstange" which was a bready strudel cookie. Great descriptions right?
There were also pretzel stands all over the place. So we of course HAD to purchase something there. Eric had a pretzel with salami and I tried one with brie. Both were very tasty. We sounded totally ridiculous ordering them though I am sure.
Another quaint thing about this area were all of the coffee shops and restaurants still had outdoor seating. They were just equipped with lots of wool and sheepskin blankets to keep warm.
It ended up being pretty simple. Hauptbahnof is technically in the "new city", and all the things we wanted to see were in the "old city". All we had to do was go through the city walls and we were in a giant pedestrian area full of historic buildings and unique shops and restaurants.
Bakeries were everywhere, and everything looked/smelt better than the next. It was only 20-ish degrees outside, so after walking around for a bit we stopped into one called Kamps and enjoyed!
Here's me with a hot coffee and a "kaffeestange", which tasted like a toffee bear claw. Eric had a "nougatstange" which was a bready strudel cookie. Great descriptions right?
There were also pretzel stands all over the place. So we of course HAD to purchase something there. Eric had a pretzel with salami and I tried one with brie. Both were very tasty. We sounded totally ridiculous ordering them though I am sure.
Another quaint thing about this area were all of the coffee shops and restaurants still had outdoor seating. They were just equipped with lots of wool and sheepskin blankets to keep warm.We saw a lot of really great buildings and churches just in the short while we were there. Below is a side view of St Lorenz (Lorenzkirche) and the next photo is of An der Mauthalle.
And now, 3 new and exciting things about Germany:
1. There is a store, AND a magazine, named Brigitte
2. All the taxi cabs in Nuremberg were Mercedes
3. You have to pay to use public restrooms, but it's worth the cost! They are super safe, clean..and quite fancy!
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