The Nuremburg trails

Actually it was more of a trial getting in and out of Nuremburg. There were so many exits off the autobahn that it was confusing to say the least and no landmarks to guide us in. But get in we did and stopped at a service station to ask for help. Yes - Steve is a modern man and will ask for directions! how good is that? The girl serving there spoke good English, provided us with a map and generally was very helpful. We had our Sunday lunch first - a typical Frankish meal in a very old German hostelry with wood panelled ceilings and walls and antlers hanging from the ceiling made into light fittings. We drank the dark beer which was very good. The food was good too - we both had braised venison with a currant sauce and home made noodles. Washed down with a couple of coffees our total bill came to 38 euros - and that was with Steve drinking 8 pints of beer!! Only joking - he had 2 and I had 1.

After fuelling ourselves up with food and drink we started our walking tour of the city. The new part with all the shops was clean and modern with designer shops and lots of lovely statues but the old part was what we had travelled to see. Beautiful squares with churches, hanging balconies and bridges all overlooked by the castle at the top of the hill. That was worth a visit and we realised how well fortified the city was in its day. How anyone could have got into that heaven knows!

After suffering another trial to get out of the city we had another cracking drive from Nuremberg on A and B roads and motorway that were really quiet again. One minute we were driving on tarmac and the next we arrived at a village and was driving over cobbled stones. On each side of the road are lovely meadows with an abundance of wild flowers in every colour imaginable. Yesterday we heard crickets cricketing for the first time this year. Steve nearly went cuckoo himself this morning after listening to one endlessly while he was waiting for me to wake up - chinese water torture he said. He said it was going hoarse after a while and instead of calling cuckoo it was calling cuck..ergh. Country living at its best.

Reception provides fresh bread rolls each morning at this camp site - I have ordered croissants for tomorow morning for a change. Usually I have fruit and yoghurt and Steve has cereal and fruit - so a change is lovely, especially when they are fresh croissants!

At this moment in time we are sitting in Macdonalds halfway between Nuremberg and the campsite. We saw it on the way to Nuremberg this morning and planned to visit on the way back to get our free hour of wifi. I left all the wires and headset at the caravan though and typically Lisa tried to contact me on Skype when I didn't have the headset so we couldn't talk. We did chat via Skype though which was good.

So now that we have finished our milk shakes - well we had to buy something didn't we to get the free wifi - and completed the blog, we will set off back to the campsite. Photos will be put on this blog when I can find the next wifi hotspot.
Tomorrow we are travelling along the Romantic Road to see some of the pretty medieval villages, churches and castles along the way. That should be wonderful.