Adventures Elsewhere - Tübingen

After Ulm, we drove to Tübingen which we heard was a must-visit by several German travel bloggers.  We liked it, but I didn't write very much about what we did there.  Here's what I wrote:

Tübingen is right next to Bublingen (funny name - haha).

The hotel was comfortable, and the staff served a great seed roll for breakfast.

That afternoon, we walked around town which reminded us a lot of Provo, UT because it's a university town with lots of college students everywhere.  We had some maultaschen (like ravioli, but German-style) which is a Tübingen original/specialty.

I had ice cream two times because the first cone I got was a little smaller than I wanted AND I wanted to try another flavor.  Who says I can't have ice cream twice in one day?!

We walked long the Platanenallee (I think translated means 'park with a sidewalk' which is what is was).  It was very pretty.  We also walked around Old Town and a castle that was used by the university for classes.  Makes you think of Harry Potter, right?

That evening, we planned our metro routes to get around Paris the next day, and we practiced our French by watching basics of speaking FrenchYouTube videos (I still remember 'oo-ay la Seinne?' = 'where is the Seinne?).

All in all, it was a beautiful, sunny day - a perfect last day in Germany.

What we want to remember/maybe not remember:

1)  Getting stared at a lot - I'm not sure if this was because we looked really American that day or because we just looked too old to be university students...

2)  Newel eating too much ice cream and whipped cream.  He didn't feel too well afterwards.  As for me, I got seconds. :)

Adventures Elsewhere - Ulm

Although not usually a common destination city for many people traveling through Germany, we decided to go to Ulm or as Newel likes to say,"UUUULLLMM!" (in his best German accent).

Now Ulm really does deserve it's own post because we LOVED Ulm.  It completely took us by surprise as to how much we enjoyed being there.  We had the funnest time and here's what we did:

Stayed at Schiefes Haus Ulm, the most crooked hotel in the world.

Walked around the Fisherman's Wall and Garden Quarter.

Saw Ulm Munster.  The reason we decided to include Ulm in our trip was to see the cathedral (well, technically not a cathedral as it never had the seat of a bishop, but doesn't it look like one?).  When we went inside, we were blown away by how tall the ceilings were and the beautiful stained glass windows.  As we were leaving, we ran into another American who has just finished climbing to the top of the spire, and he told us how incredible the view was, and if we did anything in Ulm, we should climb to the top.  

So the next ironing, that is just what we did.  We climbed 768 steps to the very top, and that American did not lead us astray.  The views were AMAZING.  We couldn't believe how awesome it was.  You could see all over Ulm and all the way over to the German Alps!  It was also really cool because we were the only ones there that morning.  Maybe it was because of inclement weather or because it was kind of earlier on a weekday morning, but either way, it was cool to be together at the top of the spire, just me and Newel.

Also, did you know Albert Einstein was born in Ulm?  We went to his birthplace memorial (since a shopping center now stands in its place).

What we want to remember:

1) How much we really liked Ulm - really, if you are ever around this part of Germany, go to Ulm.

2) Being the only ones who climbed to the top of Ulm Munster that morning.

3) Climbing the Munster including how it was longer than we thought; as you got near the top, the steps got really small; and we had fun locating all the places we went to (including our hotel) once we were at the top.