Anyway, two highlights of the day were: 'bratwurst mit semmel' and the Veste Coburg citadel (one of Germany's largest castles - but it looked less like a castle and more like an armoury to me)
By the time we arrived in the city, parked and aimlessly made our way to the center of the town, I needed to use the ladies room. Mr X said he'd wait for me outside. I wasn't in there for longer than 3 minutes, I swear, but by the time I got back Mr X was standing there grinning and holding a teeny tiny roll with a long skinny bratwurst hanging out each end. I wish I would have had the camera with me because it looked pretty funny. Anyway, I was hungry so I got one too. They were pretty tasty but I still liked the cheesy ones from Vienna best. Mr X thinks these are the best he's ever had in Germany/Austria/Switzerland, hands down. He even got more on his way out of town later. So there you have it, if you're ever in this part of Germany, Coburg's got the best 'bratwurst mit semmel' in the country. Or you can just take his word for it.
By the time we arrived in the city, parked and aimlessly made our way to the center of the town, I needed to use the ladies room. Mr X said he'd wait for me outside. I wasn't in there for longer than 3 minutes, I swear, but by the time I got back Mr X was standing there grinning and holding a teeny tiny roll with a long skinny bratwurst hanging out each end. I wish I would have had the camera with me because it looked pretty funny. Anyway, I was hungry so I got one too. They were pretty tasty but I still liked the cheesy ones from Vienna best. Mr X thinks these are the best he's ever had in Germany/Austria/Switzerland, hands down. He even got more on his way out of town later. So there you have it, if you're ever in this part of Germany, Coburg's got the best 'bratwurst mit semmel' in the country. Or you can just take his word for it.
(Mr X's bratwurst only had one bun, which is strange because we both asked for the same thing in German, so his looked much more goofy.)
**Interestingly enough, regarding Mr X's food experience here, I found out that The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (I didn't realize there was one) claims Frankfurt is traditionally credited with originating the frankfurter. However that same council says that this claim is disputed and the other story is that the hot dog was created in the late 1600s by a butcher that lived in Coburg. So maybe Mr X's taste buds have got it right.**
Enough of that, on to the Veste Coburg citadel. This place was amazing. It was built starting in 1225 AD on top of a hill on which the city is built and it is surrounded by beautiful park-like areas. There are 3 museums inside the Veste:
(This is a view of part of the citadel from outside the walls.)
The Ducal Palace, which consists of the rooms in which the Dukes of Coburg resided. This also includes the rooms where Martin Luther lived in 1530 after he had been excommunicated from the catholic church. He actually did some of the translating of the bible into German during his stay in these rooms. I guess the most famous room is the Hunting Room which is entirely made of wooden inlay panels. I got in trouble for trying to take pictures in this room. I only got one picture and it's not so great because my dumb flash was on, which is likely why I got caught.
The Armory Museum was one of the most interesting and unique things I have seen in Germany. I guess the one here in Coburg boasts the largest collection of medieval armor and weaponry in Germany. 
(This was a real horse - just stuffed or taxidermified or whatever it is called.)
The 3rd museum was the Art Collections. We spent a while checking out the extensive glassware collection but breezed through most of the rest of the art rather quickly, as we are not art savvy folks.
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If you do get the opportunity to check out Coburg, you should. It is definitely worth the effort.
4 comments:
Neat armour. It looks small. Was it small? Maybe the big buff knights weren't so big and buff. Anything Dad's size in there? Too bad they don't loan it out. Wouldn't it make a cool mock battle? Was there any chain mail?
Cool armor. Wow, I had no idea you knew so much about hotdogs... or should I say frankfurters?
I guess I am learning a lot about them since I'm eating them on a nearly daily basis. I'm so disgusting. I never eat them in the states.
I think the armor just looks small because Mr X was standing a bit in front of it, that's all. I didn't see any Dad's size though. But ya, they had some seriously heavy looking chain mail and some crazy looking weapons. It was a really cool place.
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