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| Nuremberg Market |
All I knew about Nuremberg was associated with
Nazi occupation and with the later trials; Bamberg was just another city in
Germany to me. Local guides in both cities were excellent at using history to explain
how these cities had changed and how they had retained the heritage they wanted
the German children to embrace. I have a greater appreciation for the people,
past and present, in these cities and how they are building their culture.
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| Yarn Vender |
Since it looked like I could do three museums in
a day if I worked at it, I decided to get another Lyon three- day card and took
off for the silk district ~ Croix Rousse. The subways are a dream; easy to get
on and off and easy to navigate. What is not so apparent is how to find
‘tourist attractions’ in the Croix Rousse area. I did wander through a few street
venders selling kitchen goods, underwear, casual clothes, yarn and a hundred
other items before I hooked up with a Near-Normal lady from from Australia. Val and I had a lovely time
getting lost, found and lost again. We finally got to the Maison des Canuts, a working silk
jacquard business. The young lady at the desk was very kind and patient. She
showed us how to find the famous ‘Painted Wall’ (Le Mur des Canuts) and let us
know that we could go see it and come back in plenty of time to make the jacquard
weaving tour. The tour is given in French and in English and is all about this
tightly woven silk fabric that only the very wealthy can afford (White House,
Kremlin, kings and queens, movie stars, etc.). The looms are huge and it
