Nuremburg!

After our beautiful day in Wurzburg it was onto Nuremberg which was the farthest part of our journey. There is so much history in Nuremberg.  Not only was it important during the rise of the Nazi party, it was also the site of the Nuremberg trials after the war.  The city was so beautiful.  We unfortunately did not make it to where the trials were held (probably not the best idea for kids) but enjoyed everything else that it had to offer! We stayed here for 2 days at Hotel Am Jakobsmarkt which was about a 8ish minute walk into the old town area.  We got a family room which was huge and the breakfast was great! Free parking made it even better (even though I swore we were not getting our car out of the parking area). I think 1 more day would have satisfied all I wanted to do (I heard the train museum was really cool and the German National museum that was right by our hotel). Next time I guess!

We got in kinda late so we started our sightseeing with some food!!! It was so good!

That ball is like a potato dumpling.  So good!

The sauce with the pork was divine! The red cabbage was amazing too. 

She loves her pasta!

The next day was beautiful again and we set out for the day (which was long but so worth it).

St. Lorenz Church 

Loved the stained glass! This never gets old. I wish we would have peaked in :( 

Walking across the bridge to the main square 

Loved this fountain!

Market Square - I have heard that this place is pretty amazing during their Christmas markets

Der Shoene Brunnen

The Frauenkirche 

The Kaiserburg - Many German cities have their "castle's" that sit above the town.  This one was really cool and well maintained.  While walking up hill was a little tiring (go figure Bella was not the one that was tired) it was amazing.

Sean so frustrated with the cobblestones and the new stroller.  That was his workout for the day!

Looking down at the surrounding homes 

The top! 

Looking at the city 

Zerek mesmerized by the paper horses that were running all along the ceiling.

Loved this crown

Everyone pretty much smiling over Nuremberg

Time to walk back down

Beer and sausage, what else could you ask for on a beautiful day!

Spielzeugmuseum  (Toy Museum )- We were not allowed to take pictures in the toy museum but here is the link that you can check it out.  It was really cool too see toys throughout the years and how well preserved things were.  Loved all the wooden toys (I love them now and buy them anytime I can!).  The top had a play area for the kids that was a nice 30 minute break.  It was reasonably priced and took up about 2 hours of our afternoon.

Finishing off the day -

Not that I really miss Starbucks, but a Pumpkin Spice Latte tasted pretty good.

Zerek was exhausted so no Starbucks for him

These pork medallions were so good and even better served on a heart plate with potato salad!

Best sausages in all of Germany!

Beautiful Wurzburg

The next day we set off for Nuremburg and stopped in a small town on the way.  Needless to say this is one of my favorite places! Wurzburg was so beautiful! The day was spectacular and the kids loved running around. We ended up staying longer than planned but it was so worth it! Can't wait to go back!

The Residenz (Residenz Website) - What a cool place! We unfortunaly could not take pictures inside but it was pretty amazing. The gardens were so beautiful and well maintained it was nice to just sit outside on the wonderful fall day.

The Frankoniabrunnen - Fountain outside this amazing building!

Stunning! 

The back of the Residenz from the far end of the garden

Bella's photography!

One of my fav's!

Would love to see this in the summer with all the leaves! 

My little models!

Spatzel with cheese and fried onions (aka German mac and cheese) - I could have eaten this all day!

Must have beer at lunch!

St. Kilian Cathedral - So beautiful!!! This is the 4th largest romanesque church in Germany!

Loved these doors!

Around Town

View of the Marienburg Fortress  from the other side of the river

Neumuenster Church

Crazy fountain that Bella loved

Back to blogging...German Roadtrip!

So I have taken a little hiatus from my blog which I greatly regret.  It's a little harder to go back in time after a few months have gone by.  But, we have not been sitting and doing nothing this whole time! This blog post will recap our road trip in Germany.  I will split it into a few posts cause we had such a great time and I really want to share!!!

Frankfurt, Germany
Our journey started with a 2 and a half hour leg to Frankfurt.  Frankfurt was pretty much destroyed after WWII so there is not much that is original to the city.  There is a small square rebuilt using original construction that was pretty to see.  We started our trip on a Sunday so almost everything was closed except for the touristy stuff.  Would love to go back for some shopping!

Frankfurt Children's Museum - This place was super small, but it was good to burn off some energy after being in the car for a while!

Art area

"Mom, what is this?" They had a whole little exhibit on type writters!

 Around town

Loved the architecture!

Bridge with the love locks

Finally a smile!

After some lunch! Brat's and fries make everyone happy!

After wandering around most of the day we made our way to our hotel (Hotel Hamburger Hof) 

that was by the Frankfurt train station, which was awesome!!! The hotel was really nice and the room was a really good size.  We decided to have dinner at the train station since there were so many options and cool things to look at. It was a nice day and a great way to start our trip!