Today we sailed through to Main-Danube Canal, a masterpiece of human engineering that links the Danube and Main Rivers. There are 16 locks on the canal but 3 of them we traveled through today each lowered our ship by 25 metres. We arrived at Nuremberg at lunchtime and went on a coach sight-seeing tour of the town including the famous stadium where Hitler held his annual Nazi party rallies. We also saw the court where the famous Nuremberg trails of Nazi war criminals were held. The city is now the 2nd largest in Germany (half a million people) and has been rebuilt after it was almost completely destroyed in a 90 minute bombing raid in WW2. In particular, the old town has been faithfully reconstructed by skilled craftsmen. To be honest, we were not all that impressed with Nuremberg, but I think we’ve been spoilt along the way.
