1. Went on a field trip for our last day of class in downtown Nürnberg.*
2. Bought some really good vegetables at the Hauptmarkt (basically a Farmer's market).
3. Went with Anke to the stable to watch her practice dressage and pet and feed all the horses.
4. Tried to convince Joern that a horse would totally fit on our balcony.
*We got to see the glockenspiel play at noon, made a wish at the Schöner Brunnen (beautiful fountain) and toured the jail at the old Rathaus. Which brings me to an interesting historical fact learned on the tour. Back in the day, if the baker made his bread too small or light, he could get thrown in prison right with the witches, theives, and gossips. They had a torture device just for bakers (it involved dunking him in the Pegnitz), which sheds some light on just how serious bread is here.
And isn't that how we got the "baker's dozen"? Bakers sold bread by weighing it, so if the basket was too light, there were serious consequences, so they thew in an extra roll to be sure.
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