july 23

July 23 (sunny, bit of rain)
Left the very crowded campground towards Georg’s family home on Zuhfurestrasse in downtown Nurnberg. It was very important that Georg be able to walk around the places he remembers as a child. After wanting to take pictures, we drove into the city centre to find an internet café to check the “E18 error message” and to email Canon to inform them of the problem. It turns out that the E18 message is part of a current lawsuit underway and to fix it would cost approx. $300 US $’s and six-weeks waiting time. In order for the camera pictures to be downloaded to our computer, he had to purchase another Canon. I am sure that we will not have a problem getting our money back from Costco upon our return.
We did not stay long in the city and about 3 pm arrived at Julius’ (Bubi) house on Tannenbergstrasse. During the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, my brother Billy, Georg’s sister, Gerlinde and Georg and I stayed with “Bubi” and his mother, Aunt Reta . Although Georg’s father, Stefan, was one of fifteen children, Lucas and Matthew are the only two men to carry on the “Nerreter” name.
When we arrived, Bubi had Canadian and German flags around the garden as well as a beautiful bouquet of red roses for me. After a delicious dinner of weisswurst, bratwurst and sauerkraut and many specialty beers, we fell into bed. Again, we had our own area including bathroom for privacy.