Koln / Nuremberg - Last Day of our Excursion!!!

Once again, we arise gloriously out of our California King sized beds, draped with million thread count Egyptian cotton and silk sheets. The butler brought us an array of exotic fruits and fresh baked goods. Then we boarded our first class coach off to the happiest place on earth…. Disneyland!!!!!

After a long 5 hour train ride from Koln, we found ourselves in a 45 min. delay due to a down train on the tracks...  Going along the Rhine was amazing.  We saw many castles and of course the best one was to come.

In ‘Disneyland’ we went to an exhibit of the history of Hitlers regime. Oh, before we go any farther, ‘Disneyland’ is German for Nurnberg. We skipped through the Dokumentationszentrum Reichparteitagsgelande, also known as an exhibit highlighting the third Reich. It was based in the mega coliseum which reminded us of the good ole King Dome, but not really. In this mega dome, they had massive rallies including the brainwashing of the German military, however, today it was being used for a monster truck MONSTERJAM! It was shocking to see that the Nazi propaganda spread all through this one location.

After figuring out the bus /tram system (very similar to our metro, except better), we headed into town! It was interesting because most people know Nurnberg for the terrible history that occurred there when, in actuality, it is a very quaint and cheery city. Small café’s lined the streets with many street performers.

Whilst perusing this Epcot Center of cuteness, our group meandered along the cobblestone streets toward the castle of Nurnberg. It was b-e-a-uuutiful (how Jim Carrey says it in ‘Bruce Almighty’) as mentioned by Mrs. Parker-Haas (HI MOM! -Lackie).

By the way Mrs. Parker-Haas, while we were in Berlin, we did visit the Soviet memorial, appreciated the grandeur, the intricate details, and of course the history behind it.

Once Aaron woo’ed the youthful princess, we had a spot of free time in the town.

We cruised the streets like a band a Mexicano Bandito’s, shopping at vendors and enjoying the sun. This scrumptious town filled us with a mood of European delight. After our afternoon snack of baked goods, we made our way to the train station for our last train ride of our excursion before starting our presentations to our sister school.  See you all on Monday!!!   Love, Chris and Lackie.