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.