Castles and Bratwurst and Duckies Oh My!

Today we ventured out to Nuremberg. We took a 45 minute train ride and arrived in downtown Nuremberg. We are loving the train system here! For 14 Euro we were able to travel to such an awesome city!

We ate lunch at Bratwursthausle. We both had bratwurst with sauerkraut. Yum! We practiced ordering in German again. Chris is picking up the language much faster than I am!

Our first stop was Kaiserburg (the Imperial Castle). We were able to get a great view of the entire city from the castle wall. Unfortunately the inside of the castle was closed; it will open next week (go figure!) But we were able to walk around all of the gardens. There was even a bride and groom taking their wedding photos there. How lucky for Germans to be able to take wedding photos in real castles!

One of the most unusual sights we saw all day was the Entencup 2013. We were crossing a bridge when I noticed a little yellow rubber ducky floating down the river. I found it very amusing and decided to take a picture. Next thing I know, dozens and dozens of little duckies are floating right on down the river. It turns out, today was the day for this charity event. Donors pay for ducks with numbers on the bottom, and the first duckies to reach the "finish line" are the winners.