So what does €27 buy you?

Jo - Well not much in the British Empire store in Nürnberg. Our shopping list consisted of

Sharwoods Balti Sauce - €3.89
Sharwoods Korma Sauce - €4.35
2x Kia Ora Squash - €2.90 each
McVitities Digestives - €1.89
Heinz Lentil Soup - €2.19
Heinz Baked Beans - €1.98
HP Sauce - €2.50
Marmite - a whopping €4.48 for a tiny 125 g jar!

We got so excited in the shop when we saw all this British food, I was like a little child in a sweet shop.

We really only went in for Baked Beans as we've really missed them - they go with everything!


Ross - But that's not all we've been up to recently. Today we went to the "Doku-Zentrum", also in Nürnberg. The city itself was pretty much the home of the Nazi party and as such they held all their big rallies there. Many of the grand buildings that Hitler designed for these rallies are still there (although only one was actually finished as something or other apparently got in the way of construction between 1939-1945).

The Doku-Zentrum is housed in one of the wings of Hitler's Congress Hall (picture) and is a museum of Nürnberg and its connection with the Third Reich. It's very interesting and only €7.50 for us both which offered us at least 3 hrs entertainment. To be honest we could have spent plenty more time there, but it was full of waffle so we skipped most of the last part!

The building itself is unfinished but was meant to be double the size of the Coluseum in Rome, and Hitler's pride and joy. The picture shows what was meant to be the main hall with space for 50,000 people and a huge roof. The outer shell was as far as they got, but nevertheless it's still pretty impressive. Nowadays it's just home to the museum, the Nürnberg Symphony Orchestra, and lots and lots of storage. I like to think of it as the World's most expensive shed. If only Hitler was alive to see it today...!

There's a 2 hr walk round the lake which takes you past all the other buildings but the Doku-Zentrum was quite enough fascism for one day so that can be done another time.

Love Jo and Ross x