Tuesday consisted of a two hour bus ride to Nuremberg and we were greeted by lovely cobblestone streets, decorative buildings, and wonderful churches. My only knowledge of Nuremberg going into Tuesday was the association with the Nuremberg trials. To my surprise, Nuremberg is actually a big city, roughly half a million people. An interesting fact I learned on the city tour we went on was that 90% of the city was bombed during WW2. It’s crazy to think about the amount of effort that must’ve been put into rebuilding the city after seeing pictures of how the entire downtown was bombed to rubble. After the tour, we grabbed some lunch. A few of us students split the ‘Sausage Trilogy’, by far the most German meal I have had yet. It was 3 different kinds of sausages, a lot of sauerkraut, and potato salad.

We then left Nuremberg and headed to our first company visit of the trip at MAN. It was a bit strange to see such a modern factory right outside of the traditional city of Nuremberg. The warehouse itself was enormous and I was impressed by the number of employees working on site. I figured that there would be more automation in their production of engines. I enjoyed the lack of robotics and it was neat to see worker specialization in action as they worked to complete a full truck/bus engine. My main takeaway from this day trip was the uniqueness of Nuremberg. Nuremberg is a city where past and present coexist. For example you can stand on a medieval street and see digital art pop up shops.