We are now leaving
Rothenburg, and we have miles to go before we sleep.
First stop: Nurumburg
We aren't going to spend a lot of time here, but they do have a little
farmer's market. It is also the home for Lebkuchen (gingerbread), which
we brought back.
Nuremburg is also known as the home of Albrecht Dürer.
And here is a statue in honor of the rabbits in "Watership Down".
Then over to the Zeppelin field, which everyone has seen in old war footage.
Across the lake from the Zeppelin field is the Roman-style colloseum
that Hitler had built.
And the stadium where the officials reviewed the troops. The German government
has decided to leave this as is, neither tearing it down nor maintaining
it.
Looking out from stadium over the fields where the troops would be assembled.
You can't tell from here, but that is about eight American fields in size,
and that's just the part that is left.
A quick stop at Bayreuth, which is known for the Wagner Festival Theater.
Only something this big could possibly present Wagner's operas. Note the
huge flyspace over the theater.
Darrolyn in music hog heaven.
These are supposed to be Valkyries.
Another view of the front entrance and the garden.
And another status of a Valkyrie.
Then on to Mödelareuth, also known as Little Berlin. This city spanned
a state border, so that when the East/West split happened, the town was
split in two: an East German half and a West German half. Here is Noel
on the current bridge leading to the East German half.
The town is a living museum. Here is a preserved "Jumbo". It
is a device to spring across the road and make an instant roadblock.
The museum features a garage where they have collected vehicles from
throughout the history. These are Trebants, or Trebis, the East German
family car. Do you know how to double the value of a Trebi? Fill it with
gas.
An old helicopter.
Some American vehicles.
Some Eastern bloc vehicles.
Darrolyn standing here to give us the size of this truck.
The museum again was somewhat sterile and didn't communicate as well
as the actual preserved grounds.
Here is the checkpoint gate and guard tower.
And an old section of the wall. Note the slabs tilted up, then the piping
was added to hold the slabs together, while preventing any handholds on
the top of the fence.
The gaggle of geese arguing in a local house.
And then on to Dresden, our final stop for the day.
This is the "Lemon Squeezer" building, also known as the Academy
of Fine Arts.
Some other Dresden building whose name escapes us.
The model of efficiency in our room. I am standing at the door, looking
across to the other end. Kimberly is standing in the shower.
The view out onto the pedestrian mall. This is the way high-density housing
should be done. There are apartment buildings on the right, hotels and
busineses on the left, and plenty of shopping and restaurants on the mall
within walking distance.
