Walls, Towers, and Albrecht Dürer

Nuremberg was the home of the artist Albrecht Dürer, who is credited with being the first artist who actually signed his work. He was famous for his woodblock prints, and the incredible detail in them. We didn't go to the small museum in his former house, just stopped by to look at the outside, take a picture, then went across the street to have something to eat. We also didn't take any pictures of the rabbit statue nearby-- it's famous-- because I didn't like it.

On a return trip to Nuremberg, Dürer's house and the art bunker will definitely be top of my list. For this trip, as rushed as it is, we're not going to manage either.

After eating, we found our way up into one of the towers the Tiergärtnertor, and walked for a bit along the walls. From there, back on the trail of churches and general ambience. The walls are thick in places (see the picture of the tunnel, and i made sure to get a picture of an arrow slit, as well as a few views from above.

A note on lunch: I was going to get the carp, as that's a very popular Franconian dish. I'm not usually a fish person, I didn't grow up eating it (besides fish sticks on Fridays in Lent), but when in Franken... I decided against it because it wasn't cheap, and if I didn't like it, Herr Hai wouldn't trade with me. He really dislikes fish. So instead, I went with another Bavarian specialty-- Schweinshaxe, but just a portion, not the whole thing, served with a dark beer sauce and potato dumpling. It looks dry in the picture, but was really good, the crackling especially. Herr Hai got Nurembergwurst cooked in water, vinegar, spices and onions. Beer. It was all good.Read more