Saturday, 1 June 2013
Saturday 1st June Nuremburg
Saturday 1st Nuremberg.
Early start today as we had to have our bags out at 6 am ready for the transfer to MS Amaverde in Wurzberg.
We have been fortunate in that we have been able to swap ships, which are identical, even though they are a long way apart. Apparently many ships are stranded, so I presume passengers either stay there or get bussed around and stay at hotels.
We headed off at 7:30 which was half an hour late as the bus driver couldn't find his way into the port.
Four and a half hours later we reached Nuremberg and walked to the Old Town Square where we had lunch, Bratwurst and sauerkraut washed down with beer. Coincidentally it was the same place Glen and I had lunch when we did the tour of Germany in 2010. While there we met the people who were doing the reverse transfer from Amaverde.
Having been fed and watered a local guide took us on a bus tour of the city and then to Zeppelin Field where Hitler had the annual Nazi Party rallies. Also saw the Congress building that Hitler wanted built in order to hold one meeting of the rally each year. This was to be greater than the Colosseum in Rome and grander, but was never finished. We then saw the courthouse complex where the Nuremberg trials were held. The guide was a German American who was knowledgeable ,informative and passionate about his city.
Then it was on to the bus for a 90 minute drive to our new home, where hopefully, our bags will be in our cabins waiting for us.
10:00 pm
Well we arrived and settled in, talk about Deja Vu all over again, this ship is identical to Amabella down to the fixtures and fittings, so it seems we have never moved.
We are docked in a commercial port, which is the safest place to be and hopefully will be here until Monday, the river is still rising though, so anything could happen.
Having the day out to Bamburg and Kitzingen tomorrow.
Just going with the flow - no pun intended!
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