Stuttgart & Ulm

After much tardiness, I have finally gotten around to doing the entry on my trip to Stuttgart and Ulm that I should have done over two weeks ago. Sorry, I'm slow and busy lately, not a great combination.

Ulm is a nice little city with a pleasant old center and the world's tallest cathedral. Needless to say I climbed all 770ish steps to the top, and got very dizzy in the process.

Probably the best part about the visit was that our hosts took us out to a very nice dinner of swabian food in a cozy old restaurant. The rest of the pictures from Ulm can be found here.

The next stop along the was the Porsche museum in Stuttgart. You would never find this museum if you didn't know it was there. It's tucked down a little alley in amongst all the factory buildings. It doesn't really even have parking. But, behind the factory lobby, there is a small museum. It only has about 20 cars on display, but they are nice ones at least. It appears that they are building a much bigger museum nearby, so it may be worth a visit once that is open. The pictures are here.

The final stop was again in Stuttgart, this time at the Mercedes museum. I'd been there once before, but they have built a completely new musueum since then. Again, it had the most impressive audio guide I've ever seen. Lots and lots of cars. It was really nice. But, it was a bit confusing as the museum is a double helix and you have to keep back tracking a little to get the stuff on both helixes. And, it had this
This is the best looking car you could ever find. If anyone is looking for christmas present ideas, here's one. The rest of the pictures can be found here.