Exploring the City

While Shanna's been working, I've been busy exploring what Stuttgart has to offer. Mostly it's been a lot of walking and taking the train since for the first few weeks we didn't have a car, and now that we do, Shanna uses it to get to & from work.

One of the first places I hit was the TV tower. It was built from 1952-1954, and at the time, was the first TV tower of it's kind. There is supposedly a restaurant in the silver part at the top, but I didn't know that when I visited.


The viewing area that you take the elevator to is 150 meters (approx. 500 feet) high. The view was AMAZING. I took a few pics w/ the phone, but it doesn't do it justice. For those with a fear of heights (like me), just take slow steps and deep breaths...trust me, it works.



One thing I saw around the city that I thought was great was all the taxis...there's no Crown Vic taxis around here...just Beemers & Benz's.



Tonight when Shanna gets home we're heading downtown to a fabric store, then, more importantly, Zum Paulener! Paulener is one of my favorite Munich breweries (who am I kidding, I love all Munich beers), and they have a chain of restaurants around Germany, much like Dogfish Head has restaurants on the east coast of the States. Below is a stock picture from another site...tomorrow I'll have pics of my own to post! As well as my review of the tavern...and the yarn store. ;)