Last weekend, the class went off to explore Nuremberg, yet
another gorgeous city in Germany. Once again, the beautiful buildings are tainted by their war-time history.
Nuremberg was a favorite destination of Hitler and is famous for being where he held his rallies. I visited the rally grounds and was surprised to find the area used as a normal park. At first, I thought it was insensitive to ever use the site for things like jogging, but in retrospect, if Germany didn't use any of the places affected by WWII, then they wouldn't really have anywhere left.
Nuremberg is also famous for the trials held there. This is where the Nazis rallied, and where they were found guilty of crimes against humanity.
Here is the courtroom from the Nuremberg Trials:
Aside from the evidence depicting the horrors of the Holocaust brought against Nazi officials, one of the most disturbing things at the museum was video footage of when Nazi officials were walking into court. They were smiling and laughing, and when they pleaded "Not Guilty," they didn't show any trace of remorse. Most of them even sounded cocky about the whole event.
(Above is part of the rally grounds)
This weekend is where I started to hit my museum wall--we've visited so many! If I'm already starting to feel overloaded with history, I wonder how it is for Germans to live surrounded by it all the time. I don't know if that would make visiting the museums harder or easier.
(a staircase which led to the beautiful view on the right)
At Durer square
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