Weihnachtfests

We headed to Nuremberg and Rothenberg for the biggest (Nuremberg) and the coolest (Rothenberg) Christmas Markets in Germany.

Nuremberg is a really cool medievel city in Northern Bavaria with a LOT of World War II sights that we did not see this trip. For all of you non WWII buffs, this is where the Nazi War Tribunal was set-up and the Nazis were tried for war crimes. Pretty heavy stuff that we'll catch on our next trip.

It was definitely a MASSIVE market but the amount of people was just too much at times. You could not walk down the aisles and it made it difficult to see all of the stands. I have grown pretty accustomed to Gluhwein which is a warm spiced red wine that is served at every market. It definitely warms the belly, especially with a dash of whiskey. Kelli isn't too fond of it without Amaretto mixed in. We'll have a couple bottles to share at Xmas with family.

Rothenberg was a repeat trip for us and this time was a little better I thought. They really go crazy here for the Xmas market. There were many tourists (a lot of Japanese for some reason). Rothenberg is a completely walled city that really goes medievel. If anyone has time when they are here, this is what you always thought Germany was, so it's a must see.

We are cleaning up today as Tim Rankin (oldest brother) and Brad Hehl (buddy from MSU) are coming to visit this weekend. Both are here for work and are gonna get a heavy dose of German XMas markets and a boatload of Hefeweizen!

Pictures with Tim and Brad next week.

Later