Hotel Keinath Stuttgart

... while ambling back from the Volksfest. There's a building just outside the gate that we've been wondering about. We'd asked and heard something about little animals and events. Even walked by, looked like there were a lot of people inside. I saw a box for a menu, but it was empty. And when someone outside tried talking with us in German, we understood very little, nice guy though. Fast forward a few weeks of curiosity and we're thinking they ...

... das, obwohl ich noch nicht einmal die Hälfte des Liedes gespielt hatte! Wahnsinn! Das war ein wirklich unbeschreibliches Gefühl für mich, obwohl ich von mir selbst nicht behaupten kann, dass ich so etwas selten erlebe. Frau Kolbs Klasse hat hervorragend mitgemacht. Allerdings fand ich es sehr schade, dass die Zeit nicht gereicht hat, um tiefgehende Gespräche mit den Schülern zu führen.

Einen Abend zuvor nahm sich Frau Kolb die ...

It was a quick drive from Nuremberg to Stuttgart so we decided to spend a few nights there. Stuttgart is famous for being the home of Porsche and Mercedes Benz. We decided to visit the Mercedes Benz museum and although Im not a big car person it was very fun seeing the evolution of the car. It was kinda frightening to learn how much involvemnet they had in World War II making planes ...

... of the Mercedesturm to get a nice view of the city, for free!

On our drive back we spotted a castle ruin high above the autobahn and tried to find it. We climbed up a steep and winding hill through wine fields to the castle gates, which were locked. A sign posted on the gates stated that the castle is private property and trespassers will be fined. Unfortunately this is the only thing I took pictures of from our entire trip.

... there were three floors, each of which contained a congregation meeting being held simultaneous with ours. It was in German so we didn’t get much out of it. As usual, we met a stunningly international crowd afterwards-brothers from Lebanon, Iraq, Jupiter, and other distant lands.
We all went to a biergarten afterwards and Carlotta ordered some typical Swabian (sp?) fare for us-I don’t remember what it was, like 90% of ...

Caught a night train from Vienna and arrived in Stuttgardt in the morning. Had a great day wandering and seeing the sights. Yet another map from yet another tourist info place. More statues and old buildings (Boring right? Not by a long shot). Still walking around wide-eyed like kids at Disneyland.

... the wonders of the town we trekked up through the old part of town through the market place and up to the church. It really was quite a pleasant little spot. We got back to the station, got on board the train to Stuttgart and disembarked at the somewhat dirty Hauptbahnhof, then made our way to the tourist office to get a city map. We quickly decided to do the walking tour that was marked on the map. We went to the main station tower with the rotating ...

... up extending my st*y. Th*t spe*ks for itself given I h*ve *lre*dy done 4 months of tr*vel *ll over Europe *nd *lre*dy h*ving seen some of the best of the best the Europe h*s to offer. With sever*l cities prior I h*d *lre*dy c*ught myself gl*zing over sites bec*use I´ve become * bit *ccustomed, if you will, to the Europe*n *rchitecture, culture, sights *nd sounds. Vienn* however would not let th*t *ffect my impression *nd reminded me of Copenh*gen with its muted colored ...

... seats for my onwards journey and back to hers. We had breakfast of bread, cheese and marmite and chatted. She showed me a DVD from her trip to Antarctica where a penguin was being chased by whales and jumped into their boat. Amazing stuff. I showered and then went to bed for 2.5 hours. Lunch was pasta and we talked about travels and where she has been and where I am going. It rained all day so was it was good to be inside. Finally it was dark ...

... named for Kaiser Wilhelm I and with a large statue of him in the middle) from the Markthalle-the indoor market-and next to the Old Palace. We decided to eat lunch first and chose an outdoor cafe right next to the Markthalle. Steve had roast pork and a potato roll and Judy had schnitzel (breaded, fried pork cutlet) and roasted potatoes. Both were delicious and with water (Evian) and coffee came to only €15 (about $20). Then we walked around the area, spending some time ...