Nürnberg

We stayed in the Space Odyssey-themed Hotel Drei Raben! Ben stands at the front desk in the lobby of the unique hotel. My favorite part was the goose-lamp and fairytale painted on the wall of our room. The Raven shaped cookies on our pillows were a quirky treat, but the neon lights fading in and out at breakfast were a bit strange.

Even better than the Raven cookies was the traditional Nürnberg gingerbread Lebkuchen that we liked too much to bring any home!

The Albrecht Dürer-Haus had a cute audio tour narrated by his wife, telling us all about how Albrecht got into trouble for building a bathroom in his kitchen. We were also able to see how his wood-cut prints were created in his workshop.

Nearby on the hill, was the castle where Ben helped translate the German/English tour for us and we saw the most spectacular well. When the guide poured a pitcher of water down the well we had to listen for about 10 seconds before we heard any splash. There was even a tiny room built at the bottom of the well with an unknown purpose. Anyone standing in the room would have had their ankles in icy water and probably a death-wish.

Fun Fact:

The well was guarded carefully from gifts of dead animal carcasses that would have poisoned the entire castle.