This post was going to be about the December markets in
Nuremberg, but I much preferred roving the museum with row upon row of
instruments! When we move away from Europe, I’ll list my favorite markets… as
of this writing, Nuremberg is fine/nice, but I’m soooo glad to have found a
fantastic museum there that day.
A return to Nuremberg is necessary for the somber museums. This
day trip allowed me to zoom through the Germanisches Nationalsmuseum in 1.5
hours (after zooming through the markets), but you could easily spend 3 hours
in the museum. It houses middle age history and architecture, conventional art,
and a marvelous selection of painted items such as closets, household items
(pottery, etc.), and a section of clothing through the centuries.
The entire museum is built around a Chapel (not the Cathedral pictured above!), complete with
statues and a separate section of religious artwork. There was a small but
amazing display of early scientific instruments such as sundials and portable
navigation tools.
Check out this double piano (above)! How about a crystal flute (photo below)?
Plenty of stringed and wind instruments, along with ancient and unusual ones:
walking sticks with flutes and even strings! The cakes in the museum café looked nice,
but there wasn’t time!
Instead, I stopped in at the Kaufhof department store nearby
after the museum closed and had a stupendous piece of apple cake full of fresh
apples in the top floor cafeteria. The outdoor markets provide all the usual suspects
of food plus some local specialties (sausages and gingerbread, neither of which
I had), falafel vendors and crepe stands, both of which I sampled!
Although the weather wasn’t super cold, it was rainy, so I
will seek to balance my outdoor time at markets in the future with an
interesting museum. Most if not all museums in Europe have lockers where
patrons are required to leave backpacks and coats, which is a relief after
wandering around markets in the cold/rain.
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