Overnight parking at Nuremberg’s Former Rally Grounds (Germany)
Spending the Night Stealth Camping at Nuremberg’s Former Rally Grounds in Germany made this one of the most surreal and historically intense nights of our van life journey. This now abandoned location is where Thousands gathered for huge propaganda rallies before the Second World War, and vanlife stealth camping beside these structures is an experience we’ll never forget.
In this video, we take you through our vanlife stealth camping at the Nuremberg Rally Grounds, exploring the massive stone architecture, the eerie atmosphere, and the heavy history that surrounds this place. The site is now preserved as a historical reminder of the world war 2 era, and being here in our self built campervan gave us a powerful sense of how significant these events were.
We talk about what it’s like to van life stealth camp in Germany, how it felt parking overnight at such an infamous location, and why visiting historical sites like this matters. This isn’t about glorifying anything, it’s about acknowledging history, learning from it, and sharing the reality of travelling through places with difficult pasts.
If you’re interested in stealth camping, van life Europe, dark history locations, Nuremberg travel, or exploring historical sites, this video gives you a unique perspective on a place that shaped world history.
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Wow! I bet that was quite a thought provoking place to visit. Cannot wait to see how you (or your van) get's on in the colder climates… something tells me there may be some van life pain on the snowy horizon!!
Wow not played old pen in ageslol love that song
It has to be said ….. The Nazis did know how to build stuff…..LOL…… Having seen some War stuff in Germany, it does send a shiver down the Spine….."We were only Following Orders"….. Just like Sheep!!!!!!! …. I said to my Sister (71) How Lucky our Generation had been….My Grandad Lived through 2 World Wars and Had Very few Luxuries……Where as we have had No World Wars, And Lots of Freedom…. Lets Hope it stays like this For Amika and Her Generation……. Having said that… Germany is a Very Beautiful Country…. :-)) xxxxx
Gary: "How evil people can be…."
Amika: hehe 😈
The scale and size of the place is absolutely insane. One of the best (worst) places I've ever visited was the Holocaust museum in Washington DC. Probably hard to get a true sense of the scale unless you visit Germany and Poland.
Funny you were at 3º in Germany and we're about to be even colder this weekend in Texas 🤯. Thankfully no ice inside our cars lol.
Oh btw, after doing my brake pads, my rotors were COVERED in that orange. My mechanic friend said that’s what happens when you use the cheap pads 😅
Looking forward to the next videos. Safe travels!!
Nice to see Amika's presents from her mum. I hope she treasures them for a long time. 😇😇👍👍✌✌
Hey Gary. Different scenario for being a single dad to a now 13 year old.
It's good to see how Amikas confedence has grown and generally how much enjoyment out of life she is having.
I.e you're enjoying life as dad.
A single widowed dad to our 13 year old girl but severe P.T.S.D has kicked in with me and is probably rubbing off on my wee one.
Ignore many things ,most importantly the world can see you two are good.
P.s my daughters hair is curly and knotts really bad. You're so lucky with hair brushing duties.
Great video, I was in Fallingbostal for a short time and our block was an old SS Barracks, the woods surrounding it was littered with WW2 artifacts, as it was one of the last major strongholds and the SS fought to the end. Quite an eerie camp. Belson was just down the road, on the edge of the Garrison was the old railway shed used to house the poor souls before being moved to the camp.
Stealth camping at Nuremberg rally grounds was one of the most surreal and intense experiences of our entire van life journey. Standing where the Nazi rallies once took place, and parking our camper overnight beside these massive structures, it really brings the weight of history into focus.
This video isn’t about glorifying anything. It’s about acknowledging the past, understanding the scale of what happened here, and sharing the reality of travelling through places with difficult histories.
Have you ever visited a location with a dark or heavy past during your travels? We would love to hear how it made you feel.
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Ouch ! I felt that fall… hope your knee is healed now Amika. Well done Gary Amika's hair was so pretty. Nice to see you had both posted a video. Much love to you both❤❤
Interesting video. To be fair, if I was a German in the 30’s living in a declining Germany and Adolf came along and provided jobs and food then why wouldn’t you support him.
My grandfather was one of the soldiers who liberated the concentration camps. As children we were never allowed to mention the Germans to my grandmother.
Now we have a yank who is in power and acting the same as Adolf.
So nice to see you and Amika on the road in Germany again. I have always had an interest in Germany but have never been there. My grown children and their father have been. I think I would get the creeps if I was in the area of Hitler and his events. The pictures were unbelievable. I think I would prefer the mountains and small towns where I could get some good German food. Safe travels and I hope Amika’s knee is okay. That gave me a chill when I saw that fall.
When you get a chance have a look and read about August Landmesser. The man who didn't salute. Fascinating to say the least.
Looks amazing there😊 must of been great to see
I've visited some WW2 historic sites such as the Eagles Nest, the site of Hitlers house, Colditz, Dachau and some other places, and they all seemed to install in me a strange feeling, probably because I knew the history of who was at these places what happened there. So I can imagine how you felt being at theNuremberg rally ground, there was a lot of brainwashing evil spouted there by a certain little Austrian man with a moustache!