I have visited Nuremberg many times back in my touring days with several shows staged in the Zeppelin Field which is where Adolf Hitler and Albert Speer used to stage their infamous rally’s.

A huge amphitheater that can easily hold 150,000 people. The podium from which Adolf used to rant is still there though rather fittingly has now been converted into the public WCs!

The Stage is customarily built to face out from the tribune. However I have an enduring memory of supplying sound for Bob Dylan in the 70s where Herr Zimmerman insisted that (once we had everything set up of course!) he wanted to play towards the podium which of course we reluctantly obliged. Pink Floyd shows in the 80s & 90s and various others. So had never explored the town.

Some of my fellow cruisers chose the WW2 tour which included a visit to the infamous courtrooms. However I elected to walk around the old fortress, castle and Cathedral with lunch in the old Bratwurst restaurant and sitting in the sun.

Next stop was Rothenberg…

Rothenberg

Another old Medieval town dating way back to Roman days. Beer, Bratwurst on offer everywhere.

A very spectacular cathedral and some other Baroque churches.

We departed early evening, crossed the “continental divide” at which point we started cruising through a series of locks that take us down several hundred metres to the easterly flowing Danube.

Today spent on board while the majority went on lengthy full day excursions to Strasbourg or some quaint town in the Czech Republic. 6 hours with this lot on a bus not for me !

Awoke this morning to the news of Trump’s victory. FFS and God help us all !!!!!