Nuremberg, Germany

This morning we moved from the Danube River to the Main-Danube Canal. We actually crossed the watershed and went through the three deepest locks on the waterway (25 metres). Silvie (our cruise director) also gave an interesting lecture on the building of the canal. 

The other fascinating thing about our trip through the canal was the enormous viaduct that we cruised over. Fancy a viaduct large enough for cruise boats and barges that has a road that runs under it. It would be disconcerting to be driving along a road, look up and see a ship cruising by. 

For lunch we had a Bavarian theme. Lots of sausages, sauerkraut and mustard with delicious white asparagus (a delicacy here in Bavaria). Strawberries are also widely grown in Bavaria and so dessert consisted of strawberries done in numerous ways. They were gorgeous to look at and tasted even better. 

After lunch we headed off on our excursion to the Palace of Justice (the court in which the Nuremberg trials were held), the Nazi parade grounds, the Nazi party rally grounds and the documentation centre. Like Dachau, although interesting, I can't say it was an enjoyable excursion. It only served to reaffirm what bastards Hiltler and his cronies where and how easily influenced the German people were. 

On our return to the boat and in keeping with all things Bavarian, there was a beer tasting. Listening to the history of beer making in Germany was interesting and Stephen certainly enjoyed tasting the beers. We have met a nice couple from Sale. Alex is an engineer and Graeme works offshore on an oil rig. They both work for Esso.