Rainy Nuremberg

Most of the time we were in Nuremberg, we were wishing “Rain, rain, go away!”. Because sadly for us, it was raining for all 4 days we were there. We tried not to let it affect our time there too much by visiting mostly indoor places, but unfortunately, we couldn’t fully enjoy Nuremberg because of the rain! We’ll have to come again another time!

Nuremberg was our second stop on our Germany trip after Triberg in April 2022.

Where we went

Imperial Castle of Nuremberg

While it doesn’t look very big on the outside, we managed to spend a couple of hours in the castle which also functions as a museum. It was interesting seeing so many different types of armour and weapons, and also learning a little about the history of Nuremberg.

Within the castle grounds, we also climbed up the Sinwell Tower and the wind blasted us. I could feel it literally pushing me backward while it howled through the windows!

World War II art bunker

There were several tours available at the bunker, but because of the lack of foreign tourists in the 2 years since COVID struck, all the tours were conducted in German. We had 2 – 3 options that provided an English audio guide, and we chose the World War II art bunker tour from among them.

We had a friendly guide who tried his best to get us as involved as possible and spoke to us in English once in a while to make sure we were good, even though the explanations were all in German. Overall, the tour was quite good and detailed, even though I’m sure it would be even better if we had an English-speaking guide!

Did you know that the Nazis claimed to the people that Nuremberg could be rebuilt in a year after it was bombed by the Allies, but the town hasn’t even been completely rebuilt till today? It was quite shocking to see the amount of rubble cleared in Nuremberg!

Hauptmarkt (main market)

The main market is where the bustle of Nuremberg is. There were so many stalls in the town square and we would have enjoyed spending a day sampling the street food and browsing through the stalls if not for the constant downpour. Instead, we found ourselves constantly ducking into churches or shops nearby to hide from the rain.

One of them was Frauenkirche, the Church of Our Lady, a gothic church that was built between 1352 and 1362.

St Lawrence church

On the other side of the river, we visited st Lawrence, another gothic church. This church was built earlier in 1250. I really liked the stained glass!

Food in Nuremberg

It was hard to eat dinner in Nuremberg – not because there were limited choices, but because so many restaurants we went to were full house come dinnertime! It seems that most restaurants (especially the highly ratted ones) require reservations way beforehand. One of the restaurants we tried making a reservation on a Thursday night said his next available slot was on Sunday night! Sadly, we couldn’t make a reservation for lunch there as it was the same issue.

But we always managed to fill our tummies in the end, although usually at a very late hour.

Goldenes Posthorn

We found ourselves in the oldest wine bar in Germany for dinner while trying to find a restaurant that had space for us. Luckily, Goldenes Posthorn had seats for both of us as we were starving!

The Nuremberg bratwurst, though small in size, was big on taste and delicious. I also enjoyed the crispy potato rosti that came with my pork medallions. Ironically, we did not order any wine!

Wicklein

We took shelter from the downpour in the cosy Wicklein store and ordered 2 different gingerbread and hot drinks. It was so nice to warm ourselves up and try the famous gingerbread. The portion was huge! We also bought a few back home as gifts for our family and as snacks for ourselves.

Monki Ramen

Because we were out of options for dinner and it was raining heavily again, we decided to give Monki Ramen a try. It was disappointing as it tasted like a clear potato soup mixed with something else instead of the pork broth we’re accustomed to – maybe it’s fusion cuisine rather than Japanese?