On Saturday we woke up and headed out to do Christmasy things :) but first we decided to check out Nuremberg for a while and see what the city was all about. We just walked around in the city and went up to the castle. We also checked out the gorgeous cathedral. Afterwards we went to the older Christmas market that had a handwork area where everything is handmade and it was so phenomenal to be able to see all of this. We bought way.too.many.things. After walking around for a a while we watched the HSV soccer match at a pub then headed out to the Christmas markets. The Nuremberg Christmas market is one of the oldest and largest in all of Europe! It is sure a sight to see! We saw so many sausages, so many sweets, so many ornaments and a ton of nutcrackers. If this does not put you in the Christmas spirit I honestly have no idea what could! They even had "partner city" stations and Atlanta was one of them! They had "southern" things or things that Atlanta is known for like coke products. It was pretty funny. After the market we had to eat some yummy food so we went to eat at the Ethiopian restaurant called Shashamane. Yes... in Germany.. an Ethiopian restaurant. It was a really interesting experience. You eat with your hands and we drank some passion fruit beer. You literally drank the beer out of this old looking wooden bowl (see some pics below!) Very unique experience and one I will not forget.
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| the atlanta Christms market station |
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| beautiful cathedral in old town nuremberg |
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| the light... |
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| handwork christmas market |
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| the lego santa! |
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| ....to the Christmas market!!! |
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| so.many.people. |
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| nick drinking from the wooden bowl |
On Sunday we took a train to Bamberg to get some amazing rauchbier. This translates to smoked beer and it legit tastes like bacon. It is so insane. We went to three places and got a yummy German lunch. We also went to the Christmas market and bought the cutest little snowmen. After the last rauchbier place we took a stroll around the area where the government building sits along the river and took some great photos. Bamberg has a very nice old town. I had not heard much about this city but would highly recommend it to anyone who (a) loves beer and/or (b) lovessss European old towns. It is definitely a must see! The place you have to check out is Schlenkerla. It was superb. The other place we really liked was Braurei Spezial.
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| bootyful bamberg |
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| brauerei spezial |
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| braurerei fassla |
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| the super crooked house |
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| pics in front of the government hall |
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| cheering in bamberg |
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| bamberg, i dig you |
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| yummy brauerei |
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| gorg |
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