Saturday and Sunday, November 8-9, 2008

We left Prague by bus on Saturday morning and stopped at midday at Karlovy Vary (also known as Carlsbad), renowned for centuries as a health spa and resort for the wealthy thanks to its springs of hot mineral water. We reached Nuremburg in late afternoon and there boarded our riverboat cruise ship, the Amacello, which would be our comfortable and conveniently mobile home base for the next seven days. On Sunday, we enjoyed the first of many informative guided tours, followed by free time for shopping or leisure time aboard the Amacello.

One of the grand resort/spa hotels	Small shops and restaurants serve the spa visitors	Hot mineral water from the springs leaves a colorful mark
With our nephew Marty in the ship's reception lobby	Windows of the courtroom used in the Nuremburg trials	Looking down on Nuremburg from Kaiserburg - the Imperial Castle
One of the old towers within the castle	The Kaiserburg is built on sandstone cliffs	A strange hare, inspired by one of the paintings of Albrecht Durer
The Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche) and its clock tower	The Hauptmarkt square's ornate, impossible-to-miss fountain	The mechanical figures on the Fraunkirche's clock perform at noon each day