Friday, August 31, 2007

Retrospective of Stuttgart






Well I'm now in Hamburg after my overnight train from Stuttgart. So, as mentioned in my previous post here are a couple of pics from Stuttgart. The first one is just a building I happened to like the look of in Stuttgart main centre. I think it might be the old palace but I'm not exactly sure. The second photo is from my visit to Tübingen. Unfortunately this castle gate was being renovated and had covers over most of it. I liked the look of this corner turret which wasn't obscured by the covers, so here it is. Tübingen was really cool with a myriad of little streets to explore. It has some really interesting university history and traditions as well. The next photo is a view of the main square of a little place called Freudenstadt which was a neat little village that we stopped into on the way to a forest walk in the Schwarzwald (Black forest). A photo from a very nice waterfall that we visited on the forest walk is also pictured. The rest of that day included some delicious local specialties at some little restaurant that seemed like it was miles from anywhere. Before I jumped on the night train Marion and Helge took me to a beach bar that is on top of a big building in the city centre of Stuttgart. There is a pic of that bar and the big (overexposed) glowing ball is actually an illuminated rotating Mercedes Benz insignia that adorns the top of the main railway station. So that about covers the highlights of Stuttgart and area and although it was a flying visit it was well worth it.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Hey darling brother,
Man, I love living vicariously through your amazing travels. We have been away from our computer for a little bit as we have been babysitting Julia at her place so great to get back and catch up on all your adventures. Julia is now only 4 weeks to go with her pregnancy so we were on 'standby' with her while Jason was in Melbourne for a few days. Very active baby but it decided to stay in for a little longer which we were happy about!
Had a great time in Napes for my birthday (thanks again for your text) and we loved Blackbarn and thought of you while we were there.
Have an awesome rest of your holiday- really can't wait to see you now, it's been very strange without our Joan.
Lots of love and safe travels, Megsy xxxx

Anonymous said...

Just caught up on your latest posts and some awesome pics. Will have to consult with you before we do our OE!!! So sorry you haven't got to take in any of the local pottery cos know how disappointed you were not to make it to MacMillans of Nelson. Ben just arrived home after being out on the town with that little bro of yours. Wishing you safe travels. Love from You Know Who?

Anonymous said...

This is awesome! One of my friends spent 6 months in Tueb so I've sent her the turret photo :)