We went over to Nuremberg for an afternoon when Todd's old roommate Jen and her husband David were in town briefly as a stop on their whirlwind tour of central Europe working on some things for their super cool company Approach Guides (check it out here! http://www.approachguides.com/)
Walking through the original walls of Nuremburg. They were built sometime between the 12th and the 16th century. Funny story... we were watching the Patriots game recently and a commercial came on that advertised a beer that had been brewed since 1925. Natalie actually laughed at this! She said, "1925? Really? Please." HA! I told her this was a "European kid problem. EKP."
The Frauentorturm is located in the Handwerkerhof, a little area where people sell handmade crafts in little shops.
Our little family with Jen after we ate at the Mauthalle in the Barfüßer restaurant. The building (not pictured in the photo) was built around 1500 and was originally a grainery for the city. The brewery has only been here since about 1994 (when I graduated high school!)
Since we were already in Nuremberg, we wanted to go see something we hadn't already seen. Jen suggested the DB Museum, which was a great suggestion if you have kids. You know I love superlatives, both large and small... this is the oldest train wagon in the DB Museum and it is a coal car from 1829.
There are plenty of examples of railroad cars throughout the years. This one was from early on in the days of the railways.
I literally have no idea why there was a goat in the DB Railroad museum. What's up goat? Say hello to your mother for me!
There's even an ICE train in the museum! Not that this is super exciting since we've actually been on ICE trains before, but I think this was Grant's favorite.
Grant inside of the ICE train. First class, only the best for my baby!
Ludwig II is everywhere in Germany. An example of one of the train cars he used was on display here. Love me some Ludwig! (This just tells a small part of the history of his reign.)
An example of Ludwig II's train car. There were sleeping quarters, a living area, and an office.
THIS was hilarious. What is this thing mommy? It's a rotary telephone like the ones that we used when I was a kid. I had to show them how long it would take just to dial Nana and Pop Pop's number.
If anyone knows where I can get this in poster form, I want it!
This kid rides the Kühlwagen.
My first thought when I was in this museum and noticed that there was a "history of trains in Germany" was - what about the trains that deported Jews to concentration camps? They did have a small section dedicated to this. This was a suitcase brought by someone on a train to Auschwitz.
We tend to let our kids wander a bit in museums (not far from us, just near us) but this museum was a bit tough to do that with because there was literally nothing in English. Didn't bother Grant though... he found a little presentation in German and plopped right down on his jacket to watch!
There's a new section in the upper floor of the museum called Kibala, and it's entirely for kids! Of course, my big kid had fun "driving" a train.
There's another room where you have a little speed shifter that you can push forward to go faster, and pull back to slow down and that was reflected on the screen. The simulation is really cool, and Grant didn't want to leave!
The Kibala area also has a mock swanky old tyme train car. Natalie felt RIGHT at home here with all of her princess sass.
There's also a little train you can ride (they will give you tickets for this when you buy tickets for the museum). Natalie was eager to ride but Grant didn't want to! He's too much of a cool kid these days.
One more simulation room is that of the DB Bahn ICE train. Kids (and parents!) can "sit" on the train and watch the scenery go by on the screens/through the window!
Until next time, DB Bahn Train Museum!
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