Christmas Market in Nuremberg

We have fond memories of Nuremberg from one of the last trips in our old van during the 2006 World Cup & we knew there was a convenient stellplattz overnight parking place. We found it easily & set off in to town to visit the Christmas Market. The temperature was plummeting it was minus 2 when we set off but in the centre of town squeezed in the crowds & under the stall lights we got slightly warmer. 

We had so many layers on but still the cold penetrated so we had to maintain our energy levels by sampling cakes & warmed wine & then appreciating the heated tram on our way back. In the night it snowed & we had the first real chance to test out Winter tyres. It was Sunday morning so little traffic & I think the snowfall of about an inch on most roads was unexpected. There were lots of mini snow ploughs getting going though, even clearing pavements.

On & off all day were light snow flurries, the countryside looked very pretty in the unspoilt snow and as it was Sunday traffic was lighter as all the trucks were parked up as most are not allowed to travel. As it was so cold we wondered if we would be able to get fresh water as our tanks were getting low, but we called in at a place we had stayed on our way out which was still working where we filled up with enough to last us to Dover if it doesn’t freeze. We have just found the olive oil in the cupboard in frozen, however the diesel heater still works great & wasn't affected by the fuel cock-up & we have now driven about a 1000 miles since Romania & the engine is running well & fuel efficiency is no different so hopefully we've not harmed it.