IS THIS REAL!? My FIRST IMPRESSION of Nördlingen Germany: The REAL LIFE Attack On Titan City

[@JamesBray3]

Hello everybody! ❤I know for the people watching the last few episodes from the Camper Tour you might not have liked them that much BUT I have wayyyyy more time to edit and try and represent what I saw as best as I can in these next few videos for sure! I’m actually VERY happy with how this video turned out for instance (since I finally got a full night’s rest). And I’m looking forward to showing you more of what I saw while I was here! Again, this isn’t gonna be for everyone (and I definitely understand that) but I’m doing the best I can with what I have at this point 🔥👌🏽😎! The next 3 vlogs will be Munich Vlogs (finally) Also, I’m going to revisit most of these places in the future for a proper tour! Nördlingen in my opinion was a SUCCESS tho! 🔥

[@lynnm6413]

Very nice historic towncenter

[@remy2718]

Small correction: the meteor created a crater which is 25km in diameter and encompasses the entire Donau Ries area. You can actually see the edges of the crater from basically any point in the Ries. The Jakobsweg and the Romantische Straße lead through Nördlingen, and like your mate pointed out the city wall is quite unique too, so we've had our fair share of tourists prior to Attack on Titan. But it's nice to see more people appreciate our little town :)

[@dus1213]

Fun Fact: The city model you witnessed is actually a project to make sightseeing city’s „viewable“ for blind people. It’s a German wide Programm where the cities and also special buildings in cities have these, the dots on it are blind letters, so they can read what they feel around. This way these people can experience the sightseeing sights without seeing with their eyes.

[@LolaDannst]

This is actually your best video of your 2024 camper tour until now. Great to see how much you enjoy your time in Germany =)

[@JamesBray3]

And I promise the rest of them will be better than even this one ❤️‍🔥 I have wayyyyy more time to edit and make this work! 🔥🔥 I’m glad you enjoyed!

[@minischembri9893]

In the distance you could see the rim of the meteor crater. And next time you come visit the meteorite museum. Btw Schwabentöpfle is my favourite dish, too. 😁

[@margesMITschmagges]

Nice! Thsts where my grandma and grandpa came from! Such a beautiful little city. I have to visit the city again

[@ShinyStarfire]

The aerial shot at 5:38 is actually Dinkelsbühl 😅 That gate that can be seen there is the Nördlinger Tor which points in the direction of Nördlingen.

[@neomimzyneomimzy5095]

I was in Nördlingen today - went to school there back then 🙂

[@arnodobler1096]

In Germany, there are ten restaurants with three stars, 50 restaurants with two stars and 274 restaurants with one star. In the USA 13 3-star, 33 2-star, 187 1-star restaurants. Numbers 2023

[@hendrik8536]

I like the view from your new studio in the Elbphilharmonie! 😃

[@oskarprotzer3000]

gutes Video! I can feel your interest and enthusiasm for the city :D

[@lorenzsabbaer7725]

i hope you visited dinkelsbühl not far away also :)

[@nxt_ebg5301]

hahaha and there he is, 30mins away from where i live! i actually had a chance for a job in nördlingen but i chise the job in my town. greetings from dillingen an der donau! (pretty cool city too with a castle and the neighbour city has a castle too 😁

[@audiophobia82]

Just a few km from my town ♡

[@DeadpoolTesla]

Small cities like Nördlingen have more history in their pinky finger, than most of the big cities you've visited in the "Pott"... 😜 At least you are finaly in BAVARIA! 🥳

[@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl]

In case you revisit Nördlingen I'd recommend visiting the Bavarian Railway Museum. It in a former railway depot with an operational turntable next to a locomotive shed. They have a couple of really remarkable steam engines some of which are still able and allowed to drive. Perhaps the most famous one is the Bavarian S 3/6 (amer. 4-6-2) pacific type express locomotive in its original Bavarian colour scheme - operational still. And have you been to the meteorite museum? If not I'd recommend that too. They've got a real rock probe sampled on the Moon by one of NASA's Apollo missions.

[@nilsb.8559]

It's the most touristy medival city ever but you should devenitely visit Rothenburg ob der Tauber. It's really worth it. You can only walk around half the city on the wall tho.

[@c.b.3608]

Beautiful, was there too

[@latran1578]

Very cool of you, I met you in Nördlingen this and the video were very nice!

[@gehemmbuideikeilo]

Wow. I really didn't know anything about Nördlingen but now I want to go there.

[@AP-hr3qm]

28:31 🥘 Töpfchen/Töpfle = kleiner Topf Schwaben-Töpfle = kleiner Schwaben-Topf (little Swabian pot) Guten Appetit 😄 I have no idea about AOT, but I 1000% understand that if you're addicted to certain movies, series or whatever, you're crazy about going to original locations etc. And Nördlingen really is beautiful. And there are also local conditions that provide the perfect setting for a lot of fantasy. No wonder it was immortalized, I'll have to do a bit more research on AOT. You're right, this vlog has James Bray quality again. Thanks also for panning the camera slower from the tower. You seem to be learning that your viewers need to get their bearings first and the picture needs to be slower than when you're watching live yourself, thanks! 😄 What a beautiful place and everything still seems to be as it was centuries ago 😍

[@thorstenkoethe]

It´s always a lot of fun to make a tour through Germany together with you guys!

[@GuidoHenry1985]

It can also be seen in the Elevator Scene in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

[@AFNacapella]

for your long flight back: Matthias Burger renovated his woodframe house in Ulm and compiled that to a youtube series with deep explanations and beautiful drawings. both in english and german.

[@Lui04012]

Nice video, if I had known you were coming to visit my hometown I could have shown you a bit more about the history. We say to our town „Nerle“ maybe it´s easyer to say for you. Greetings from Nördlingen

[@shadow_ghost5062]

I live in Bopfingen, it's next to Nördlingen. In Bopfingen its the Ipf , its very cool !

[@gallierkelte8414]

I didn't know about Nördlingen either.

[@juri7147]

Very beautiful Vlog!

[@Jane-v9n4g]

As a Schwabe/swabian it's so nice to hear that you enjoyed Käsespätzle! You should pack some instant Spätzle noodles, so you can cook them with cheese and onions back home😊😊

[@youtube_de]

Brooo komm nach Dillingen wenn du schon in Nördlingen bist.

[@PropperNaughtyGeezer]

I told you, give the little towns a chance. It´s worth. Same with Bamberg.

[@Iamtruerevelation]

Gute sache sind immer die besten 👍 Und den nah an der natur ^^

[@Nepheos]

was really funny watching the streams all day with my coworker while like a few hundred meters away from you all at work lmao.

[@plutoniumlollie9574]

Yo, those socks made you look like a German on holiday. Just put some brown sandals on, and it'll be perfect 😉 Though I'm not interested in animes, I really liked the vibe of this video. It's what I'm here for, james admiring stuff and being happy 👍 If you plan to come back to Germany another time and have a trip with multiple stops, I have a suggestion. How about if you let us, the audience, decide via poll where you go, what you see and what you eat? I kind of missed the food parts in the vlogs. Anyway, good video!

[@Finnjuniur]

My friends live there i was there 3 times

[@danchezia]

if you like chuch towers, visit the dom in ulm. as far as i know its the highes church tower in the world

[@AP-hr3qm]

😍 James old video was just shown to me: "I NEED TO VISIT THIS GERMAN TOWN IMMEDIATELY!!!! ATTACK ON TITAN MEETS NORDLINGEN GERMANY" Jan. 4, 2022 Two and a half years ago he was sooo exited about coming here one day 😄👍

[@GünniGoofman]

Please visit Augsburg

[@Sir_Rantalot]

It seems you have fun. 😄

[@gluteusmaximus1657]

The pig is the "Gsell". A pig that saved the city in medivial times. Every day a " so Gsell so" is shouted from the church tower, called Daniel.

[@Nippes60]

There are around 10 3* restaurants and about 50 2*

[@CaptainF68]

Finally in our beautiful part of the country! Viva Franconia 😁👍🏼

[@jerryklarkson]

You Must See Dinkelsbühl

[@hirachuuu3529]

I've always lived in Nördlingen and it's crazy to see how people see the town. Since I've always known it, it was never really something special for me

[@juliansen90]

I live a 30min drive away and didn’t know that lol 😂

[@StephanHeinemann1]

Marburg is worth a Trip to

[@hellemarc4767]

Haven't you visited the Weinstraße along the Moselle river when you were in Trier? Because the town of Trier in itself is not that great, but there are lots of small villages along the river that are beautiful.

[@florete2310]

Man, that tower, man ... I'm really under the impression that we should partner up with the US troops and have joined drills on those stairs, LOL. We could train GI's on that thing😂

[@fxlei1856]

If you pass on the left, why would you put the bigger slowest vehicles on the leftmost lane?

[@JamesBray3]

ask Florida, USA haha

[@semiramisubw4864]

ngl not a fan of this "vandalism" with the writings on historic walls

[@meinereiner8109]

You need to check out Sindelfingen, the home of mercedes, sonthofen for it's military bases and Kaiserslautern. And if you're in Kaiserslautern, let me know

[@cheeriototoro8063]

oh hell yeah I need to go

[@WarThunderAffe]

BRO! 02:50 thats my fcking town where i live! The Tower belongs to Jungingen, and its the biggest Wheat Tower in Germany and the 2nd biggest in the World

[@AFNacapella]

me: *hears Nördlingen "dude, wtf?" also me: *sees Nördlingen "11/10 location! not worth a visit, worth a trip!"

[@AP-hr3qm]

Can someone enlighten me, please? I've tried - as far as time allows - to find out a bit about AOT and now I have a question: Was Shiganshina actually modeled more or less 1 to 1 on Nördlingen (because James thought he knew his way around here, could find his way around based on AOT and possibly even find certain houses) or was AOT simply modeled on the usual medieval German towns and Nördlingen simply comes closest? 🏰🏘⛪️🏘🏰

[@Dwayne_the_Glock]

holy shit you are close to my area

[@backroomserklärt]

nice

[@captain_flashdance]

Its the city that inspired Hajime Isayama how the citys have to look in Attack on Titan...maybe u mentioned it...i havent watched the video till yet

[@jonaskreuder1817]

Totally amazing bros. Iam from Hessen. I need to visit this spot. Have a good time in Germany James ✌

[@MichiW15]

Nördlingen is really nice

[@ollyolly896]

❤❤❤

[@leonxd4405]

Hi, nice Video. Im living in Nördlingen and im wondering which Döner you have tried : Gürkans; Napoli´s, Hylia´s or Ali´s ( I hope you have tried our local Döner, because Gürkans is the best)

[@Fatalis_Legend]

Rothenburg ob der Tauber is even more like Attack on Titan, it is not even far from Nördlingen. The disadvantage is that due to tourists mainly from Asia, it is completely overcrowded.

[@Iamtruerevelation]

Ich mag das ich liebe asiajtiche Frauen warum nicht blond oder blaue augen hab ich selber^^ Deswegen blieb ich exotische Frauen wie aus asia

[@GermanHomegrow-i9l]

des gute alte Schwabentöpfle hahaha

[@Cyphco]

Bro was 10 minutes away from me lol

[@Iamtruerevelation]

Wunderschön issen it please stop the atot jocks ^^

[@JamesBray3]

Nö

[@Iamtruerevelation]

​@@JamesBray3ok Gebe es ja zu hat für ähnlichkeit aber das nervt ein bisschen das deutschland immer damit verglichen wird Und fang mal grund erst mit den anime und maga namen an ^^ Aber da gibt es viele andere städte Die Viel ähnlicher Sind aber haben halt keine mauern mehr schon seit jahrhunderten . Und danke trotzdem für deine videos ich liebe Sie irgendwo innerlich ;)

[@Iamtruerevelation]

​@@JamesBray3 Ach so und bleibst sowie du bist und haben noch viel Spaß auf deiner reise Verdienst du irgendwo ^^

[@Iamtruerevelation]

Mach mal bitte videos über Ritter geschichten aus unserem land Würde mich sehr über den reaktionen freuen Und nein es Sind keine Sanften und netten wir waren schon immer grausam Und gerade in solchen sachen Liegt aber extrem an einem kirchlichen einfluss Bevor martin luther Würde mich mal sehr über ein ehrliches video von einem aushalb lebenden wünschen :)

[@DaSchorsch]

etz war der endlich mol in nerle. i globs ja ned,

[@arnodobler1096]

"Nobody had any cash with them!" Our youth 🙈

[@CarlaMilos-f8l]

Your videos are always a joy to watch. Thank you for your skill and creativity!🚌🌷🐻

[@Wheelchair_Winkler]

Ist der Bruder von Let's Hugo älter oder jünger? Habe den vorher noch nie gesehen.

[@GhettoBoss]

Komm rein komm rein komm rein 👌🏻

[@germaniatv1870]

10:54 Bruh, that looks like a flat-earth model 😂

[@Levi_my_beloved]

Tobi is so random

[@RAYANLIKESPLANES]

Hi

[@cyrielwollring4622]

The city of Avila in Spain also still has its walls intact.

[@FrexPvP]

Fun fact: You can still recognize the crater of the meteorite impact you mentioned as a circular depression in the satellite image. And you could theoretically find some small diamonds there because of it ;)

[@beowulf1978]

Was it exhaustion, or did I see good old James Bray loosing his tongue on the top of the tower? Isn`t it great to finally be in one of your most desired spots of your geekdom?

[@JamesBray3]

It was Amazing I swear!! I literally didn’t even have the words to process what I was seeing hahaha! 😂

[@beowulf1978]

@@JamesBray3 And still, you just have scratched on the surface on things to see in Germany. You might become addicted...

[@JamesBray3]

@@beowulf1978 I am 🤓

[@Abdullah_1507]

Have you watched the Akt 4 video from Julienbam?

[@JamesBray3]

I did haha! Reaction will be up tomorrow 🔥🔥

[@lis37mcw81]

It’s so sad that the attack on Titan fans write and draw on the monuments… I am a fan too but that’s so disrespectful and sad. Also very expensive to restore the old buildings. Not funny at all :(. 17:05

[@Roberternst72]

Please: Try to say Nördlingen like you would say „Nerdlingen“ in English… that’s closer to the German pronunciation than „Nordlingen“…

[@germaniatv1870]

Nörd's. 😄

[@Roberternst72]

@@germaniatv1870“Nerd. Nerd Nerd. Nerd Nerd Nerd.“ (Bernd das Brot)

[@germaniatv1870]

@@Roberternst72 „Aber wehe, wehe, wehe! / Wenn ich auf das Ende sehe! “(Max & Moritz)

[@AP-hr3qm]

15:04 1. perfekt 👍 2. verschlimmbessert 😵‍💫 ver•schlimm•bessert = German made up word for making it worse by trying to make it better, a mix from "ver•schlimmert 👎" + "ver•bessert 👍" 😁

[@germaniatv1870]

@@AP-hr3qm Fits the present state of Politics in Germany.

[@zzsnipez_scopezzyt1156]

Must go to oktoberfest

[@JamesBray3]

Oktoberfest vlog coming real soon!

[@faessle4067]

Nice spoilers by Lucas hahaha

[@MIZRAIM1906]

Bro… you are easily impressed

[@JamesBray3]

Which is a wonderful way to live life 😌living on the opposite end of that seems kind of grim to me personally

[@PotsdamSenior]

I just googled Attac on Titan. Well... whatever... 🤷‍♂️

[@JamesBray3]

Favorite show of all time 🤓🤓🤓

[@SchniebediBiSchniebediBuh]

Are you still travelling with your kindergarten? Couldn't you drop the boys off at Ikea in the ball bath?

[@derdiktator8061]

What are you talking about you fkn loser, get a life you stupid ape

[@SchniebediBiSchniebediBuh]

@@derdiktator8061Genau solche Jungs wie Dich meinte ich.🤡🧠💊 Weiß dein Vormund eigentlich das du schon wieder heimlich online bist?

[@derdiktator8061]

​@@SchniebediBiSchniebediBuhvielleicht merkst du ja in nächster Zeit wie unnötig und primitiv deine Kommentare waren und entwickelst so etwas wie ein Schamgefühl, wenn du so etwas überhaupt besitzt. Aber wie es scheint besitzt du weniger Intelligenz und geistige Reife als das Tier auf deinem Profilbild

[@NuniPikachu]

Du redest echt wie so ein Anime Villain, komm mal klar haha

[@TheGamePlayZoneDE]

och lass den doch. ohne seinen kindergarten hätte er gar nicht die möglichkeit gehabt, diese Tour überhaupt zu machen. Ja manche Sachen haben halt nicht so gut geklappt und die anderen waren halt etwas stark aktiv. sind halt jung. So schlimm war es dann doch nicht, Leben besteht halt aus Kommpromissen

[@I.NUNJIN]

Why does it look like aot?

[@Enstöringen]

Cool video, but putting grafitti on ancient historical buildings is really shitty, even if its AoT references. One of the worst things tourists do.

[@JamesBray3]

Agreed, but it’s still happening to this day!

[@jungkookscuddlebear]

the wall art is so disrespectful.....just bc it inspired Aot doesn't mean you can draw on walls that have long history and couple thousand years old....it's disrespectful to the historical building and the culture/country you visit...

[@jungkookscuddlebear]

PURE VANDALISM IN THIS CITY...SO SAD... AND VERY DISRESPECTFUL OF THE AOT FANS...

[@felixgrimm408]

Somebody needs to work on his cardio conditioning 😅😅😅

[@dasaggropop1244]

this is so funny. when i was a kid my dad used to work there for some time and i hated it when i was visiting. aot was not a thing yet so it was just some boring old bumass town with nothing to do as a youth

[@dasaggropop1244]

thats what i love about channels like this: you have some curious outsider (in this case american) enthusiastically appreciating the fuck out of things that are mundane and not that special for average german me

[@nein9.9]

its so disrespectful to draw and write on things in a church😒

[@JamesBray3]

Exactly! But people unfortunately still do even to this day…

[@SchniebediBiSchniebediBuh]

Mir ist das scheiss egal.

[@nein9.9]

@@SchniebediBiSchniebediBuh Du solltest aber daran denken, dass nur weil du etwas nicht respektlos findest, andere nicht vielleicht anders als du denken. Du solltest auf deine Mitmenschen und deren Gefühle Rücksicht nehmen, damit machst du dir auf Dauer keine Freunde

[@SchniebediBiSchniebediBuh]

@@nein9.9Ich verzichte auf religiöse Freunde. Sind schlechter Umgang.

[@nein9.9]

@@SchniebediBiSchniebediBuh Das tut mir leid für dich

[@Peter_Cetera]

I follow you since years but I must confess, that you are right. The tour is a flop. Looking forward to future projects!