Trip to Nürnberg and the Fränkische Schweiz

At the end of February we were invited to our friend Silke's birthday party in Nürnberg. We decided to drive up there in our campervan and visit the Fränkische Schweiz, a nice tramping and climbing area North of Nürnberg at the same time.

The party was great. It had a Hawaian theme, there was lots of good food and there were nice people to talk to. Yana was a real angel, spending the evening in Silke's bedroom, either sleeping or lying there quietly listening to the music and laughter. When we got tired we just went outside to our campervan and had a good (but short) sleep.

Early the next morning we headed North to Pottenstein, which is one of the main tourist towns within the Fränkische Schweiz. We did a little walk around the town and up to the Pottenstein Castle, which is the oldest in the area. We went to bed really early to make up for the previous short night.

On Sunday we went to another castle, called Burg Rabenstein, from where we did a 3 hour round trip. The weather was amazing for February - about 18 degrees. Lindsay was carrying Yana on his arms, which both enjoyed thoroughly - Lindsay for the extra exercise and Yana because she was able to see a lot better than from her pram. The track was really cool, with nice views of the castle and the rocks and lots of caves to explore.