Nuremberg Archives - Traveling Huntleys

Last Updated: May 2026

Some trips stay with you for years. The river cruise Sandy and I took aboard Uniworld’s River Duchess — from Amsterdam to Bucharest — is firmly in that category. Over three weeks we sailed through eight countries along three connected waterways: the Rhine through Germany’s most celebrated wine valleys and cathedral towns, the Main through Franconia’s medieval heartland, and then the Danube itself — broad and green through Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania, growing quieter and wilder the further east we traveled.

We wrote a dedicated post for every stop on the journey. This is the post that connects them all — a stop-by-stop account of twenty-one destinations in the order we visited them. If you are researching a similar cruise or simply want to revisit the journey with us, the links below will take you to each full story.

Michael Huntley, lunch, Bucharest, Romania

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Last Updated: May 2026

Nuremberg, nestled in the heart of Bavaria, is a city whose medieval charm stands in stark contrast to its profound role in some of the 20th century’s darkest and most pivotal events. While its half-timbered houses, ancient castle, and bustling market squares draw visitors year-round, it is Nuremberg’s connection to the rise and fall of the Nazi regime that has etched its name into world history. Sandy and I sailed from Bamberg through the Main-Danube Canal aboard the River Duchess, arriving in a city that carries its past with unusual gravity. The image below captures the spirit of Weimar-era cabaret culture — the vibrant, often transgressive nightlife that flourished in Germany in the years before Hitler’s rise. The Nazis quickly suppressed the cabarets after coming to power in 1933, though the performances had ironically been a private indulgence for some party officers even as they publicly denounced them.

Weimar-era cabaret performance art, Documentation Center exhibit, Nuremberg, Germany

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