One of the most sublime photos that I have ever taken, this scene was from Nuremberg, home of an incredible train museum, and the tasty little white nuremberg sausage links. The Heilig-Geist-Spital (Hospital of the Holy Spirit) was built in 1339 as a hospital and church combination. Currently, it is a fine restaurant.

Nürmberg (Nuremberg) was established in 1050, over 1000 years after Augsburg, making it a "new" city. It is the home of Europe's largest train museum, which was fun to see. It included the Adler, Germany's first operating steam engine train, plus a bunch of other odd trains.

Of course, Nuremberg has the usual number of humongous churches. We toured one and it didn't disappoint. It continues to be mind-boggling that these behemoths were built 500 to 1000 years ago. No cranes, no steel, nothing modern.....

Also, Nuremberg has a castle up on a hill overlooking the city. Being the "unofficial" capital of the old Holy Roman empire it needed a castle. The Imperial Castle is a large walled-in area with several buildings and houses. It does have a commanding view of the city.

Nuremberg is also the home of the Nuremberg little white sausages. You can get them at the Aldi grocery store back home in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. They are quite good, especially as a breakfast sausage.

The center square tower overlooking the large plaza is the Nassauer Haus. A landmark building in Nuremberg, it is currently a residential building.

This 1905 State Theater built in the Art Nouveau style, is one of the largest theaters in Germany. It is one of four state theaters in Bavaria that hosts operas, plays, ballets, and concerts. It is said that the theater's acoustics are terrific.

The twin steeples of St. Sebaldus Parish Church.

Nuremberg's version of an open market.

Champions (Mushrooms) galore.

The huge and sprawling walled Imperial Castle complex of Nuremberg is a city within a city.

The central courtyard of the Imperial Castle complex of Nuremberg.

Looking down on a neighborhood from the castle walls.

Nuremberg's beautiful skyline.

The St. Laurence Lutheran Church.

Inside the cavernous church.

The 1835 Adler (Eagle) locomotive, Germany's first train, is on display at the Nuremberg Transport Museum.

The streamlined DRG Class 5 express locomotive was obviously built for speed. In 1936, it held the speed record of 200.4 kilometers per hour (124.5 mph). It remains the fastest steam engine ever built in Germany.

The Bavarian S 2/6, operated by the Bavarian State Railway, was built in 1906.

After the RR museum, we hopped on the modern train to head back to my sister's home in Longenreichen.

VINTAGE VENTURES: The reason I write my travel journals is to be able to look back and remember our ventures. A secondary reason was to allow me to organize all my trip photos. I have thousands of photos. Organizing them into a travelogue made sense. The trick was to figure out how to organize all these photos and journals into a cohesive story. My early attempts failed miserably because I couldn't figure out how to meld photos and text into a structure that worked. It was when Wanda came across the Constant Contact format that allowed me to, not only develop a coherent story of our trips, but to be able to send them to friends, family, and anybody else that is interested.

It is my plan to take each of these early trips, which I call, Vintage Ventures, and collate them into Constant Contact. I hope you find some value in them, even though they are, well, vintage.

Dave and Wanda

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