Just back from a long weekend in Nuremberg.

Plenty to do and see....the atmosphere of the Christkindlemarkt....




The Gluhwein stalls.....



Delicious Nuremberger Bratwurstl......




Mmmmmm !

Oh...and as a dedicated WWII Forums enthusiast, I couldn't go away without photographing.....

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good show friend, hey is that you up on the stage in the lights in the first pic........ ??

Afraid not...I stayed firmly behind the camera this time.....

Here's another view of one of the 'Cathedral of Ice' searchlight towers at the Zeppelin Field....original fittings still on the roof : -




And a view of the Nazi's never-completed Congress Hall.....




This building truly is a monumental folly....with the winter sun in the right direction, here's a view of it taken from the Nuremberg castle ramparts about 3 miles away......

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[quote=Martin Bull;254736]Just back from a long weekend in Nuremberg.






Note the stall holder in this photo, he is observing the German christmas tradition of Verschleiß eine Lampe Schatten or wear a lamp shade...

Great photographs, Martin.

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John

"It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see" - Winston Churchill

wow, wow, i mean...................wow!
grreat pics Martin!!

i am so jealous! thanks so much for sharing this part of your life with us! love the first three pics especially!!

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This is a pair of Dutch resistance crystal radios, built into a small metal can, and a matchbox. The image is from a postcard bought at a Dutch Resistance Museum in Amsterdam. The matchbox is marked in Swedish, but Swedish matches were sold in Holland for many years..
Scott

This must be JP44's Wurst joke yet.....

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Martin how were the wursts ? pretty darned good I would imagine

any pics of the old square and architecture ?

[quote=Martin Bull;254760]This must be JP44's Wurst joke yet.....

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John

"It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see" - Winston Churchill

( Sigh ! ) This is supposed to be a WWII thread.....

OK, here's the old square with the Castle up above : superb traditional restaurant ( zum Albrecht-Durer-haus ) in the centre, my wife just visible on the right well-wrapped-up against -4 degrees cold.....

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Wow!.... those are really nice pictures, Martin (as usual!)

Thanks for sharing them!

-whatever

-Lou

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very nice Martin -4 is a good thing. no chance of visiting the Nürnberg archivs right due to time ? if so you would of had a possible eye-opener to the 16./17. March 45 air battle over the city and area for one from what I understand

keep the pics coming please

Holy ****! Great photos Martin, Thanks very much for having the trouble to share with us. Rep on the way!

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Great photos MB
The Germans know how do celebrate Xmas
Was looking forward to going to Dresden on 27 but may now have to cancel because my girlfriend not well
2007 been a bad year

ARCHIVES ??? As it was, I managed to get to the Reichsparteitag grounds, Hitler's hotel, a junkshop which sells militaria...any more and my long-suffering wife may have resorted to extreme measures !

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Great pictures Martin ! Do they use the Congress Hall for anything today. Seems a shame to not use such a huge building.

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Speaking as a Texan, this is by far the best photo. Mmmm, mmmm, good. Brings back memories even though Scwenk(sp?) and jagerschnitzel are my personal favorites. A Job well done Martin. Kudos.

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Kudos ! What self respecting Texan uses words like that !!!! You must be a damn yankee or something. Get a rope and find a tree !

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Work Harder ! Millions on welfare are depending on you.

I thought the Hill Country was over run by Deutschlanders back in the 1800s.

TA, I had forgotten that you were one of them.

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I'm already getting negative points for the accent. Martin is English so when in London................I tried some Northern slang. Geeez, this is a tough crowd. Where's the check.

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