“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” It’s that time of year again and that can only mean one thing: Time to bake Christmas cookies. This year I was inspired by the Danube River cruise I took this summer and decided I needed to bake some traditional German cookies. On the second day of my cruise… Read More
In my last post, I covered in photos the process of taking the train from Nuremberg, Germany to Erlangen to board Viking Atla for my Romantic Danube river cruise with Viking River Cruises. The train ride took only about 15-20 minutes with one stop in Furth (Bay). Here’s a quick video I took from inside the… Read More
During our amazing lunch at Heilig-Geist-Spital, I admit that Karla and I lost track of time chatting. When we realized it was after three o’clock, we knew we needed to get a move on to catch the train Erlangen for our river cruise with Viking River Cruises. Completely motivated so as to not miss the ship, we had to trek… Read More
On my second day in Nuremberg, the sun was hot, but that wasn’t going to deter us from exploring the city. Our goal was to grab lunch and then take the train to Erlangen to board our Viking River Cruise. But first… lunch at the historic Heilig-Geist-Spital. Heilig-Geist-Spital sits on bank of the Pegnitz river and has… Read More
While in Germany you might think your only food options might be a large plate of German food accompanied by a stein of beer, but you’d be wrong. Nuremberg offers visitors to its great city the chance to sample food and beverages from all over the world. Here’s just a sample of a few of the places… Read More
While I could easily write pages about how fantastic Nuremberg is, I thought I’d rather share with you some of my favorite images instead. It was so easy to take pictures of what could be called quintessential Germany so let these images of Nurember demonstrate why it’s the ideal place to visit. This is one of… Read More
Confession time: Waking up after less than five hours of sleep was brutal. One might say inhumane or even the equivalent of torture. Ok, perhaps I exaggerate. After a great evening in Nuremberg and then returning to Hotel Drei Raben, I had hoped to wake up in a brighter and happier mood. Granted, I had an incredible few hours… Read More
I was super ecstatic to finally be able to drop my bags off and dig into Nuremberg and all that it had to offer. My first stop was at my hotel, Hotel Drei Raben (Hotel Three Ravens), a small boutique hotel located near Nuremberg Hauptbanhof (the central train station). Located only about 300 meters from the… Read More
Always open to the idea of taking off for an adventure at the last second, I recently traveled to Nuremberg, Germany where I spent some quality time before embarking on my first ever river cruise with Viking River Cruises. So if you’re visiting Nuremberg, Germany before a cruise, read on. But first, where exactly is Nuremberg? From… Read More
After arriving at Nuremberg airport and collecting both my bags and my travel partner for the next twelve days, Karla we were off to enjoy Nuremberg. All that was left was taking the train from the airport into Nuremberg. Nothing is more convenient than stepping outside an airport and hopping on a train that leads you directly to… Read More
