An Independent Travelguide to Nuremberg

An Independent Travelguide to

Nuremberg

UREMBERG. What a city! Franconia´s charming unofficial capital, ancient, beautiful, exciting, modern, multicultural. Yet Nuremberg is so much more and has a lot more to offer! This city is not only known all over the world for the “Christkindlesmarkt”, its Nazi-history, its Castle, its Artists like Dürer, its trade halls and everything else you know it for. We as students of the Dürer- Gymnasium who mostly live all around Nuremberg know and love it for much more than the world knows. Living here is a feeling, a life-style. It is a combination between Franconian character and world open and multicultural feeling. Also Nuremberg has two other cities (Fürth and Erlangen), which make up a metropolitan area which has its own charm. The nature, the history, the people, the surrounding villages and cities: It will all enchant you. Maybe also the awesome regional beer and wine will enchant and make things a lot more beautiful. So if you come here, don´t always pay attention to the obvious, but also to the hidden and the "secrets" which are often much nearer to everyday life. In this guide we want to present you, not too well-known little treasures, places often only the inhabitants know and love. Don´t hesitate too much - go explore Franconia and its capital, this guide will show you how to find the best spots possible.

Have fun with this grand city and all its specialties!

Street Car Depot Muggenhof Festivals and must-Visits Ultra Comix Schwarzlichtfabrik Minigolf AEG-Building Palast Grill House Cat Café Katzentempel Wurstdurst Zum Schlössla Zum Spießgesellen Pegnitzauen Whörder See Hesperiedengarten Dutzendteich Annapark

Street Car Depot Muggenhof

San Francisco, Mexico City, Vienna, Paris, Nuremberg. Symbols of great technical innovation, but nowhere you can experience history without having to invent a time machine. So if you are not only interested in the stories behind Nuremberg’s street car system but want to be a part of it all there is a perfect place for you. The historic workshops, built in 1912 because of the increased use of street cars from this year onwards, were in use from The depot’s great area meant for 1913 to 2003 with multiple periods of storingstreet cars as well as the electrical closure throughout time. They were equipment was renewed and extended. constructed as one of the main street car workshops and depot. It is located in the During and shortly after the war it came to Nuremberg district of Muggenhof in the a short period of inactivity but the facilities western part of the city. were once again used in the 60s and 70s to their full extent. Sadly during the 1990s the The depot was home to multiple kinds of employees in the depot were decreased crafts as it housed carpentry, paint shop, drastically which led to all of the buildings assembly hall, turnery, blacksmith shop being shut down eventually in 2003. and many other mechanical and electromechanical shops. In a different part The areal was not in any use until the year of the facility a museum portraying the of 2012 when a local company involved in depot’s history was located. many revival projects of historic sites decided to work with the buildings located During World War II the buildings were on site. expanded in order to help with the construction of the Nazi party rally You can even to this day ride on some of grounds in another part of the city. these historic street cars and travel back in time from May to September at the tram depot St. Peter.

Festivals and some must-visits

This is the main point that makes the Nuremberg nightlife such an infamous must-visit for every citizen as well as tourist. The variety of festivals reaches over different kinds of Rock, Pop or Classic music to exotic African organizing to strengthen the bond between german and the different cultures of the world. Here ist an overwiew over the most famous and important ones: Bardentreffen Bardentreffen is one of Germanys biggest music festivals and manages to fill the old city of Nuremberg every year again as no other could. It takes place on several distributed Bardentreffen is to let talented musicians from all over the world come together to present their style of music and their unique ways to entertain thousands of people. Rock im Park This might be the most famous out of all the Festivals taking place in Nuremberg. Every year, about 70.000 Rock, Indie, Pop, Rap, Techno etc. fans rush into the southern part of Nuremberg to experience the ultimately wild and free atmosphere cursing there. The event lasts for 3 days. You can either buy a single day ticket or one for more days, what means that if you bring a tent with you, you can sleep there until the show goes on after about 10 hours. What you experience here is a mix of lifestyle, freedom and the best music of which lovers of hard guitar riffs and loud bass could dream of. Classic Open Air Alright… Rock im Park is quiet an experience for those who like it loud, wild and hard. But with the Classic open Air, the city of Nuremberg shows another face of its style of music. About 70.000 enthusiasts of the relaxing and magical touch the classic music has are coming every summer to Europe’s biggest open air orchestra taking place in the park near Luitpoldhain. So why shouldn’t you just go enjoy a magnificent relaxing (and free to visit) classic concert by the Staatsphilarmonie Nürnberg and the Nürnberger Symphoniker under the beautiful midnight sky?

Those are the three most famous and most loved open air festivals taking place in Nuremberg. No matter which ones you choose, you are about to experience a night like you never had one before, and in this regard, this city sure is unique – and because of that one of the cities with the most different cultures and lifestyles – now it’s up to you to choose what experiences you are about to gain.

Ultra Comix

The city of Nuremberg truly does cover all of people's interests. But one of the countless stores is able to catch hearts of all anime - fans, gamers, movies and series – lovers and competetive tabletop as well as card game players: the Ultra Comix.

Directly after entering the store, you will find yourself in the biggest manga and nd anime – department in Nuremberg. Their Going one step up to the 2 floor, you will goal is to have every manga that was find the heart of the store – the gamer's translated into German in stock – and with room. This might be the most important over 11.000 different manga right now, part, because here is the place where they not only kept their word, but also thousands of competitive tournaments of created the most extensive section in this all kinds took already place – and still will region when it comes to these Japanese in the future. Starting from weekly comics. Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic, Pokémon and Force of Will locals, going over cosplay Next to the manga, you can find competitions and ending with drawing merchandise of e.g. Game of Thrones, lessons, the list of activities here is surely Harry Potter and Zelda as well as a big overwhelming. And there is no need to collection of anime figures. To round it off, sign up or anything like that – you can just you can look for different kinds of come and go whenever you want to most clothings like hats and scarves, but as well of these offers. t-shirts and hoodies with your favourite st character printed on it. Last but not least, in the -1 floor can be found a huge offer of around 2.000 fantasy The next floor offers on the one hand a big books for every taste, with the fitting selection of American comics and cartoons merchandise, and a big cosplay with fitting figures, on the other hand there department, e.g. for pen and paper games. is a giant offer of every competitive trading The role-play costumes reach from Lord of card game of which you can imagine. The the Rings, traditional knight's armors to two most important will be Yu-Gi-Oh and characters from different series. No matter Magic. For these games an independent who your role models are, here can the dealer offers single card sales – another utensils can be found to become them – really unique feature to find at Ultra even if it is a sword, a special gun or a Comix. In addition there is a small wand. compartment where you can find posters of all games and movies you could think of. A trip to Ultra Comix is a must for everyone who has a bit of interest in the world of fantasy. But even if not – the atmosphere in this store, the sheer offer of the many kinds of products and overall the new world you are entering while stepping through the entrance are an experience you don't want to miss.

Schwarzlichtfabrik - 3D Minigolf

If we think of miniature golf, we think of somewhat dusty and mossy tracks. The "Schwarzlichtfabrik" is as far away from this traditional image as possible. It surprises with a bizarre sensory experience that almost makes you forget the mini golf game itself. The "Schwarzlichtfabrik" is located in the south of Nuremberg. It is a different world, details to discover, The artwork has been an immersion in color and form, it is created by the Berlin artist Micha "Colory" illusion and sound, 600 square meters to Krebs together with many helpers in wonder. months of work in the south of Nuremberg. With 3D glasses, rackets and a ball, it goes through a curtain into this new world in Because the rooms are partly "really three- the otherwise inconspicuous industrial dimensional" you lose track of everything building. Here visitors are greeted with here and there. There are 18 lanes in the drawings of evolutionary history and with usual different levels of difficulty. With a flashy colors - and the game lanes. small café, another attraction awaits the visitors in the entrance area. Cyber- They are creatively integrated in the goggles offer a unique view into the future environment and all too often supposedly of virtual reality. Once turned upside movable thanks to the 3D effect. down, you suddenly find yourself in a In five different themed landscapes digital world that follows the movement between underwater world and volcanic and the gaze, allowing "games" between landscape, there is an almost unimaginable lush meadow green and breathtaking roller flood of coaster rides.

AEG building

If you are interested in culture and art, there are other places in Nuremberg beside the Opernhaus, where you can find it. From a factory, which produced bicycles, household appliances and war material during the Second World War, the AEG building turned into a place where people can get inspired and it was also recently renovated for 17 million euros in 2016. You can visit art exhibitions and even buy paintings, or scientific exhibitions in which you can gain knowledge and learn about some new things like nuclear science. If you are more into art in action, you can also get fascinated by the theatre plays. Some of them are even played by pupils from our school, the Dürer-Gymnasium. There are also concerts or dances by famous groups like the international one called „ Rueda de Casino“.There are also international movie The visit is perfect for a family or friends day, days where movies are presented in their because everyone spends time together, original language for example Spanish. If you observating new interesting things. want, you can also attend actor´s training by Afterwards you can comfortably share your professional teachers. For younger ones there experience together with your beloved ones in are also act or dance trainings, but also a café . Of course you can also go there with your partner or simply enjoy the time by english clubs in which they learn the language yourself. After visiting the AEG, you can or can broaden their knowledge. During your easily get into the centre of the city because it stay there, you will inevitably get hungry. has a good subway connection to it or you can That's why the place also offers you good visit the neighboring city of Fürth, which is food in restaurants, for example in Halle 3 also nearby. you can find meals from Spain or Italy. Right next to it there is „Sushi Akimoto“, where you get served meals from Japan.

Palast grill house

The appetising smell of tender meat and the gentle crunch of salad served on toasted bread are the last things that go through your head before sensing the overwhelmingly good taste of northern Nuremberg's best kebab.

To start things just little bit more subtly, the Palast Grill House (ger.: "Palast Grill Haus") is located in St. Johannis, a part of Nuremberg slightly northern of the city selection on the menu seems promising, centre and well accessible either by tram some restaurants or kebab houses just like (Tram line 6, station:"Nürnberg Julienstr.") this one disappoint you when it comes to or by foot. The grill house itself is a part of the taste or quality of food. Luckily this is an old brick house on Johannisstraße very definitely not the case here at the Palast easy to locate as its brick facade makes it Grill House. Especially when it comes to stand out from the surrounding the meat they use and sell on their kebab, neighbourhood. you won't be disappointed as it is constantly fresh and not dry and old, since Once you step in, you are not only it doesn't stay long on the spit due to the welcomed by the employees, but you also steady numbers of incoming customers. feel immediately welcome due to the very bright interior achieved with big windows Not only the meat you get served here is that let in a lot of natural light. As soon as delicious and of good quality, the you enter, you see that you have a well- vegetables are fresh and tasty as well, like rounded menu to choose from, even if you the bread, even though not self-made, is only eat vegetarian. You can not only still very delicious, soft and crisp after choose from different types of döner like being toasted. the classic kebab or durum ("dürüm" has Even if some other kebab shops in all the ingredients of a normal kebab but in Nuremberg seem good, or maybe even the shape of a wrap), you also have the better in some aspects, the Palast Grill possibility of eating noodles or other House is my number one go-to-kebab-shop dishes. delivering on every level, be it the There is the ability to enjoy your meal on friendliness to customers, the fair pricing, the spot without any rush as there are the nice and professional ambience or the numerous tables to sit at. Of course, you quality and unbeatable taste of the food. can take away your kebab, but don't forget So make sure to plan in a short stay there, to take an additional napkin, as eating especially if you have never tried any kebab can be a bit off a mess, especially kebab before - but even if you have tried for first timers. some sort of kebab before, as you won't Back to where we started, the taste. A lot regret your visit. of times, even when the ambience or the

Cat Café Katzentempel

If you are looking for a special place to eat in Nuremberg, the first Cat Café in Germany, Katzentempel (engl. cat temple) definitely is the place to go. The restaurant is currently home to six cats, all from different animal protection programs. They spend most of their time out in the café for customers to enjoy, but they have a separate room to retreat if it gets too busy for them. The two owners Kathrin Karl and Thomas They were constructed as one of the main Leidner, created the café after both of them street car workshops and depots. were called to a vegan/vegetarian lifestyle It is located in the Nuremberg district of after they had faced their own personal Muggenhof in the western part of the city. hardships leading to different diets. The depot was home to various kinds of Not only did they want to build a place for crafts as it housed carpentry, a paint shop, people with special food requirements, but an assembly hall, a turnery, a blacksmith their vegan philosophy also offers a shop and many other mechanical and different approach to the relationship with electromechanical shops. A museum was food and animals. This approach is based located in a different part of the facility on making good decisions for one’s health, but also for the environment as well as the During World War II the buildings were protection of animals and contributing to expanded in order to help with the more justice in terms of global hunger. construction of the Nazi party rally grounds in another part of the city. The The café offers breakfast, lunch and depot’s area, meant for storing street cars dinner, pastries and a weekly special menu as well as the electrical equipment, was with great options for people with allergies renewed and extended. or intolerances and there is lots of literature about cats, veganism and other During and shortly after the war there was related topics such as rescue programs for a short period of inactivity but the facilities their customers to read. were once again used in the 60s and 70s to their full extent. Sadly during the 1990s the Their merch is available in the café and number of employees in the depot there is no entrance fee. If you want to decreased drastically, which led to all of make sure you will get a table, it is the buildings being eventually shut down possible to make reservations on their in 2003. website or over the phone. The area was not in any use until the year The workshops, built in 1912 because of of 2012 when a company decided to work the increased use of street cars from this with the buildings located on site. year onwards, were in use from 1913 to 2003 with multiple periods of closure.

Wurstdurst

You can find the lovely snack Wurstdurst at the edge of the city center in a calm side street which was in former times known as an untrustworthy street because of the many erotic-shops.

With more trustworthy shops and restaurants the city tries to clean the street from its bad image. It is in one of (=sausage made of beef). Then you can Nurembergs older districts but easy to choose if you want your meal with bun find. and/or with french fries & dip. The dips The name comes from two German words, are one of the highlights of the Wurstdurst, the first is Wurst (=sausage) the second is for example the delicious Plum-Ketchup or Durst (=thirst). You can sit inside or the spicy Red-Head-Ketchup. Also worth a outside on a traditional beer bench and if try is the curry-mango-pineapple- you are on a hurry, it is possible to have a mayonnaise, the hot and spicy Samurai meal to go. and a lot more because they always find The employees are very nice to the new delicous variations. For drinking you customers and are capable of working fast, can have all kinds of softdrinks and so that you can enjoy your order as quickly German beer. You are sure to find as possible. something you like. They serve you their specialty of sausages, This place is very good for groups of french fries, all kinds of sauces/dips and of people because it is cozy and everybody course drinks. The sausages include four can order a different type of sauce so you variations: the Berliner (=sausage made of can taste them all if you like to. The pork meat with curry), the Krakauer (= Wurstdurst is popular in Nuremberg`s Polish sausage made of pork meat), the community and well received by almost

everyone

Bratwurst (=fried sausage made of pork meat) and the Rindswurst

Restaurant Zum Schlössla

This is one of Franconia’s top restaurants, the ''Restaurant Zum Schlössla'' was chosen by the readers of ''nordbayern.de'', a popular online- forum, as one of the best local eating places.

The restaurant is located in the centre of Fürth, at Vacher Straße 15, easily reached by the underground and only a few hundred metres from ''Stadthalle'' station on the U1-line. Zum Schlössla has been a restaurant for over 130 years. It was built in 1698 as a ''Wirtschaftshaus-Gartenhaus''. At that time it had a rural setting and was used as a hunting and summer castle – hence the name ''Zum Schlössla'' (the little castle).The exterior style of the house is typical for neobaroque architecture. Its rustic interior and original wooden beams pork, ''Schweinebraten'' usually cured and with an overall seating capacity of 60-70 slightly boiled, ''Schweinshaxe'' is pickled people is divided into three rooms - two ham hock. eating rooms and a bar area. After entering, one immediately notices it These local specialties are widely is unique with its wooden interior decor available in many restaurants but ''Zum and rustic furniture giving a welcoming, Schlössla'' has been awarded a certificate homely feeling. The ambience is casual from ''nordbayern.de'' for their excellent and relaxed. The staff are competent and presentation of these dishes. friendly. The menu is well structured and After a hard working day on a hot gives an easy and a clear overview for an summer's evening you can have a seat in order. They have a wide variety of the little court of the ''Biergarten'' under a Bavarian and Franconian specialties like chestnut tree and wash down an excellent ''Schäufele mit Kloß'', ''Sauerbraten'', gourmet dinner with a cold ''Grüner'' beer ''Kasseler'', ''Schweinebraten'' and from the local brewery. This is a pleasant ''Schweinshaxe''. Here are some rough opportunity to while away the evening descriptions with friends of the specialities: ''Schäufele mit Kloß'' is in best bavarian tradition. In my opinion pork shoulder with a potato dumpling, the restaurant deserves 10 out of 10 points ''Sauerbraten'' is beef with a special sauce, and I would recommend it to any visitor ''Kasseler'' is cured and slightly smoked who wants to try a ''taste'' of Franconi

Zum Spießgesellen

How about some delicious, traditional German food right in the heart of Nuremberg’s Old Town? In that case the restaurant “Zum Spießgesellen” is just right for you! The restaurant is located in the Old Town Hall of Nuremberg near the Hauptmarkt (central market). It is a baroque construction and includes three large rooms with German medieval decorations. They also have a beer garden where you can sit and enjoy the nice weather while you enjoy your food. The menu offers you a selection of traditional Franconian food. Beside the German dishes like the “Schäufele” and the “Schnitzel”, they also offer their specialty, the “Marschbrote”, a variation of comes from the Thirty Years’ War and the different breads, and the lansquenets with their pikes “Spießgesellentrunk” from their local (Spießgesellen). Back in those days, it was brewery. They also have many different decisive for the outcome of a war to types of German beer. provide the army with enough food. The soldiers used to eat a lot of bread and meat The waiters welcome you when you enter and drink beer. and are very courteous and kind. They work very fast and you get your food The solidarity and sociability, the variety quickly. Sometimes they are even dressed of nationalities and the sumptuous food as historical figures. The historical and drinking of that time should be background of the restaurant and its name rediscovered in the “Spießgesellen”

Wöhrder See

You don`t find nature interesting? Only until now, because that is going to change, as soon as you get to know more about this beautiful lake. The Wöhrder See is an artificial lake in Nuremberg, which consists of two parts. The first ideas for it started in 1930, and in 1959 the realisation of the project was decided. Soon, the construction began with the bottom part of the lake. The whole Wöhrder See was completed in 1981. Especially the upper part serves a good place for endangered fish- and plant were at a beach. There are many species, because it is appointed similar to opportunities to do sports, like swimming, their natural biotope. The lake has a length surfing, and sailing or simple activities like of ca. 3km, and actually has not a big running or just walking around and width. Nowadays there is not such a big enjoying the beautiful view. Since 2012 depth, because during high tide, the you can also walk on a footbridge over the Pegnitz, which floods the lake with water, water. But this bridge has also an brings much sand and mud. This is why important function, because through it, one the depth shrank from 3m to 1,9m. But can regulate the flow rate. On the west side why could the Wöhrder See be interesting of the lake there is a fountain, which is for tourists? Besides the natural diversity, beautiful to look at. You can see, that the the Wöhrder See also offers a good place Wöhrder See has something to offer for for the young and old. Because of sand and everyone and is a good opportunity to clean water, it gives us a feeling like we spend a day at.

Hesperidengärten

When you find yourself in St. Johannis in Nuremberg, there's a chance that you have already walked past the quite concealed entrance of Nuremberg's Hesperides gardens. But if you are on the lookout for the entrance and you have finally found it in the back of an old café, feel free to enter a historic reconstruction of a medieval garden named after nymphs from Greek mythology that once supposedly looked for including the nymph's statues, hedges, a beautiful garden in the western part of water elements and surprisingly enough the ancient world. The garden, located in citrus trees. But what I like about this northern Nuremberg, right in the heart of garden aren't fancy sculptures or precisely St. Johannis is a hidden treasure from the trimmed hedges, it is the fact that it outside. You won't expect a lovely garden completely isolates you from anything right next to a big street in the city, this, what is happening outside of the gardens and the sort of hidden entrance makes the walls. This makes it perfect to just grab a garden quite unknown, even for some book or a notebook and to sit down on one living nearby. The garden is a hidden of the many benches that you can find in treasure as it gives shelter from noise and the garden and just to enjoy the short time the stress of the life in the city to anyone off from your everyday life. Of course, you that visits it even though the garden isn't can combine a visit of the garden with a particularly big. As it is laid out to trip to the nearby St. Johannis cemetery, represent Nuremberg's medieval claimed to be one of the most beautiful Hesperides gardens you can find anything ones in Germany, to get a good feel of that you would have seen if you would what Nuremberg looked like in its have come to visit the garden back in time, medieval times.

Pegnitzauen After a long and cold winter you can look forward to the green park facility awakening during spring, cycling along the river or do some sport, so there’s a little something for everybody. The Pegnitz is a river in Franconia and is about 113 km or 70,2 miles long. Along the river between the old city town Nuremberg and Fuerth you can find a green park facility, called Pegnitz meadow. This is very famous for its variety of different plants, trees and animals – prefect for naturists – like beech, maple, oak or bees, ducks, swans and even beavers. It will take you around 1,5 hours to get from Fuerth to Nuremberg by foot along the Pegnitz meadow, this is the quickest way instead of walking along the air polluted main street Fürtherstraße and at the same time you can enjoy the great After eating you can challenge your friends nature. For sure, you can also cycle your by doing some exercises on the gymnastic- bike, thus will be quicker and will take you equipment’s like pullups, high-bar only around 30 minutes. If you like, you gymnastics and far more or play football can take little breaks for example at the on one of many different fields. And the football pitch and if you are lucky you can children can play on the playground or at watch a game of a local club Djk Bayern. the watermill. Also you will find a man, cycling along the meadow celling delicious ice-cream with Near the Theodor-Heuss-Brücke one can many flavours. At the height of the outdoor find different festivals, for example the pool Westbad you will find an old Brücken-Fest, the Rave or the Afrika-Fest fashioned wooden watermill, perfect for and many other festivals. refreshment with cold water. The Pegnitz meadow is just perfect for The Pegnitz meadow is perfect for anybody with a wide variety of Activity barbecuing with family and/or friends options. On the one hand the children can especially during the hot summer season *, have fun at the playground and at the this is a pleasant opportunity to while away watermill, athletes cantrain on the the evening. Here you will also find many Gymnastic-equipment and football fans multi-cultural families. can play football on different pitches.

Dutzendteich U are looking for a place to escape the factory was established. Dutzendteich did urban city? A place with meaningful not only have an industrial influence on the and important history for Nuremberg city: In the 17th century it began to and Germany, yet a site for recreation become a popular excursion destination for and sports? Then the Dutzendteich, the people of Nuremberg and its located in the south-east of the city, is surroundings. So then the first taverns, the right spot to go to. boating attraction and recreational In 1337 Kaiser Ludwig the fourth, gave activities settled there. In the Nazi time, permission to construct an artificial pond Hitler wanted to build the Nuremberg system, consisting of about 4 ponds, which Rally Grounds around there consisting of a at this time were in a really rural area. The congress hall, marching places and lots of streams nearby were dammed up and the other fanatic propaganda tools. The Nazis ponds were created. From then on industry were aware of the natural and impressive slowly settled there beginning with few landscape of the Dutzendteich. mills, then in 1825 the first machinery During the construction they had to blow still exist under new names e.g. "Gutmann up a lighthouse which was very popular am Dutzendteich". Surrounding the area with the citizens and even fill in parts of there is the Museum of Nuremberg Rally, the ponds. Now the Rally Grounds are the Nuremberg fairgrounds, the football partly still there and since the Millenium stadium, a public swimming pool, different there is a museum about Nurembergs Nazi sport facilities and much more. On the past worth visiting when in Nuremberg. Zepellinfeld nearby the famous festival "Rock im Park" takes place and just like Nowadays signs will guide you through the Oktoberfest in Munich, the Nuremberg the area and around the pond, yet only two "Volksfest" takes place there as well. So, of the four original ponds still exist. One is as you see, its ancient and present the big and the other one the small meaning, packed on 3561 square Dutzendteich. kilometres, still engages and entertains not On and around both there is lots to do, e.g. only Nuremberg citizens. It is and for sure sailing, rowing, jogging, walking, skating will be a meaningful site worth seeing in and much more. Some of the old taverns Nuremberg

The Annapark It's a sunny day. You're as a tourist to Nuremberg. You've seen enough sights of the town for today. And you just need a chilling break and a place to sit down for let's say an hour. Go ahead and visit the 'Annapark'. I don't mean the playground next to it, but instead the bright grass field there. Well, you would probably say that it's just a small place and there's nothing special about it. BUT it's my special place to calm are the largest minority groups in down and get my mind free. Sometimes I Germany. go there with certain food to eat and relax. It's a nice place in all four seasons of the You can learn there a little bit more about year. I can't help it but this place has the mentality and food of these people. something relaxing and nostalgic about it. That's not only because there is lots of their Especially when you just plug your food available. earphones in and listen to your favorite If you decide to visit the 'Annapark' then music while you're sitting on the bank take the underground to 'Maffeiplatz'. If under the great tree which is in the centre you're at the Hauptbahnhof (Main railway of the park. station), it's two stops on line 1 on the way If you wanna relax and also be among to 'Langwasser-Süd'. At 'Maffeiplatz' you people, then visit that place at summer leave the train and turn left. Then you just season. That's because of the multicultural walk up the stairs and turn right at the event called 'Südstadt-Fest'. At this time second turn. After walking upstairs the there is a lot of Turkish, Arabic, Kurdish 'Annapark' should be right in the front of Culture on one spot. Those ethnic groups you.

A Perfect day in Nuremberg

The old castle is the perfect place to start With some good ice cream in your hand your perfect day in Nuremberg. Right after you can start to make your way to having finished your breakfast, when it’s Schoppershof, a northern part of still quite chilly outside, you can enjoy the Nuremberg. You can either go by public view of the City from the castle or from the transport, what will take you roughly 30 top of one of its towers. Of course, there is minutes, or by foot what will take you a lot to be discovered inside the castle about an hour as it’s almost a distance of itself if that’s what you fancy. When 4.5 km. The advantage of walking all the you’re done looking around you can pay a way to Schoppershof is, that you will walk visit to the surrounding garden to enjoy a past Nuremberg’s city park and memorial variety of colorful flowers presented to you church, both of which are great to spend as a little contrast to the cold sandstone the some time in them. Once you’ve finally castle is built from. To keep the theme, you reached Schoppershof you will see the should take your time to taste some reason why you went all this way up here – traditional German food in the restaurant Airtime trampoline hall. As the name “Zum Spießgesellen” housed in a part of suggests this is a giant trampoline hall the old town hall. You will notice what I spread over 4000 m² filled with every meant with “to keep the theme” once you imaginable kind of trampoline and enter the restaurant as the interior is obstacle. The good thing is, that right after designed in a medieval style to keep you lunchtime the hall is pretty empty, so just immersed in the time of the 15th century. bring some friends and enjoy all of those To round off your lunch, but also to stop 4000 m² almost entirely alone. As by the your little “medieval tour” you could try end of your trampoline session the it soon some fresh ice cream in the modern is time for some dinner I would suggest gelateria “Die Kleine Eismanufaktur” you to get back into the center of located a mere five-minute walk away Nuremberg to enjoy a really good burger in from the “Spießgesellen”, in the the “Five Diner” that’s has nothing Weißgerber Gasse. This little gelateria traditional German to offer, “just” some isn’t like any other you can find nearby as great food for a good price. For the last it has daily changing flavors, but not the stop of the day you can enjoy a nice ordinary ones. I’m talking about flavors (theatre) play, a concert or a movie day in like pineapple-basil, strawberry-mint or the “Kulturwerkstatt auf AEG” (culture raspberry-mascarpone just to name a few workshop), a former factory which that sometimes really are some quite produced household appliances and unique creations. bicycles that turned itself into a place of art and inspiration. The plays that you can see

there are sometimes completely played and organized by students from nearby schools.