What a day! Today we experienced Nuremberg. In the morning we visited the old city, which is walled with a dry moat. The guide bragged that it was never taken but then said that 90% of it was destroyed during the first World War. It has been restored to its former glory though and is quite beautiful. The wall and the castle are magnificent and surprised us with their splendor. We had the biggest cup of coffee we have ever had after having tiny cups previously. Adrian and I both had a cup the size of a pasta bowl. Maybe I shouldn't have asked for jumbo size. I hope we can sleep this week.
This afternoon we visited the Nazi Parade grounds where Hitler held most of his rallies. Then we went to the Documentation Centre, an exhibition which talked about the rise of Hitler and the extermination of the Jews and Gypsies. It was amazing to see how people could be convinced to follow him, but it was a gradual well thought out process, over 20 or so years. It was horrific and very sobering to think that normal people can get on board and support such a vile and evil regime. But it has happened before and I am sure it will happen again. That is why we have to teach our children to think for themselves and be critical of everything that they see or hear. We also went to the courthouse where the trials were held.
Nuremberg sums up the human condition. It shows that people can create and do beautiful things. It also shows that we have a potentially very dark side to us.
We are still having a wonderful time, and meeting lots of lovely people from parts of Australia and New Zealand.
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