Today we headed to Nuremburg without the kids. Jer took the day off work and just the 4 of us(M0m, Dad, Jer, and Kimber) went. We encountered snow on the way there and while we were in Nuremburg - but today that was okay as we weren't trying to keep 4 little kids happy or pushing a stroller.
We started off the day by going to the Documentation Center which is part of the former Nazi Rally Grounds. The Documentation Center is housed in a building that Hitler started however never completed. This building - which was suppose to be his Congress Hall - was HUGE! It was suppose to seat 50,000 men. It was an interesting morning, to say the least. We listened (English audio guides) to so much information on Hitler's rise to power and the Nazi movement; while viewing photographs, videos, and other documentation.
From the outside - and on the inside an unfinished skeleton. Also a picture of what Hitler had hoped it would be.
We also drove around the complex to Zeppelin field. This is where the Nazi Rallies were held in the 1930's. Since it was snowing - its hard to see. But this field was also HUGE. And all around it were these great big pillars as part of the surrounding stands which held 250,000 people.
Jer up on the main platform....that is our car down below (no not the yellow van).
The last picture is of the entire grounds. The Congress Hall is in the middle - it however was never completed as I stated before. Some other parts are also no longer in existance. The straight road you can see in the picture is the Great Road is 200 feet wide. It was the main parade route from the grounds into the city of Nuremburg and points towards the imperial palace. Interesting -thats about all I can say.
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