Intercity 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 ...

Nun sind es also knapp zwei Monate her, als ich das letzte Mal an einer Schule die Geschichte<br>von Selma und mir erzählte. Einen Abend zuvor telefonierte ich mit meinem Bruder und so ganz nebenbei scherzte er, dass ich aus der Übung sein müsste, da ich schon mehr als 8 Wochen keine Schule mehr betreten und Mainecoon gepielt habe. Ach, von wegen aus der Übung. Bücher zu präsentieren ist wie Auto fahren. So etwas verlernt man nicht, und ...

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

... Hanno, Isa and Conne behind, so I pulled into a parkplatz to wait for them, hoping to get back on and sneak up behind them. Within 5 minutes they blasted by me and I started up and followed in pursuit, but by the time I got back out to the highway, the traffic and their speed conspired against me and they were soon out of sight. As I tried to catch up I saw the sign for Friedrichshaven and turned off, but after 15km I still ...

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.

... do Post-doc stuff in New Zealand. My project is to continue where Matthias left off on his PhD thesis. BEWARE of upcoming chemistry jargon, although I've tried to lighten it a bit. The basic premise of organometallic chemistry is using transition metals like palladium, copper, magnesium, silver, etc. to catalyze organic reactions. This branch of chemistry is relatively new, being recognized as a separate category in consideration for the Nobel Prize in the early 1970s. Transition ...

... so I thought going to see a musical would be great! This is not just any musical though, it has compositions of all the world renown musicals in one! Also, a famous orchestra here in Stuttgart will be performing legendary songs from Queen, some from ABBA, I think it'll be a great show! *************************************** *************************************** ********** The show was fantastic!!! It's so amazing to see how everyone's cultures ...

... a better future. I'm optimistic that we can achieve this, but it won't just happen by itself. We all need to put some effort into this. Somewhere along the way Christmas was lost to the hungry monster of the consumer goods industry. Ask yourself why you buy all those presents on Christmas. Imagine the following: Once upon a time in a distant distant country. A small farm house stood somewhere inside a desert. It was cold and dark. A baby was crying. It was a boy ...

... w*y with * bonus gre*t experience sh*red with * friend *nd yet *nother thing to check off on my list of tr*vel desires. 7: Stuttg*rt, Germ*ny After le*ving my l*st "home" in Florence, it h*d been * whirlwind of * month b*ck on the ro*d hopping from city to city *nd hostel to hostel zigz*gging through e*stern Europe c*pped off with * wild time *t Oktoberfest. From Oktoberfest my intent w*s to he*d to Stuttg*rt with my friend J*ckie to spend * few d*ys. She is st*tioned with ...