First off, updating this thing is much harder than I thought, especially when typing on an IPhone, having spotty Internet access, and running literally on fumes and tons of caffeine! As I type this, using my iPhone, I am on a train for Maastricht, after spending four days in Belgium! The past two days have been at Ypres, site of three of the worst battles of WWI, one of which I'd where Hitler got injured in a gas attack! My plan was to spend a few hours there, but, as I have learned throughout traveling in Europe, plans change in seconds! As soon as I got there, I realized I needed more time and decided to make another day of it. That is for another post though!
Now, Where to begin... I should backtrack to two weeks ago today, when I was in Nuremburg! My real purpose for going there was to see the courtroom, number 600, where the infamous Nazi war crimes trials were held! Let's just say it was really weird! Here I am, standing in this court room where some of history's worst criminals were tried, and ultimately, hanged! The courthouse is still in use today as are the jails! So, some nutcase actually occupies Hermann Goering's cell!
What is crazy about Nuremburg is if really is this beautiful medieval city with such rich history and architecture. Such is the nature of Germany though; the whole nation is a paradox! People there were some of the friendliest I have met ( much nicer than Parisians) and, I really appreciate German culture, not just the beer!
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