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| Tuebingen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tuebingen is a small University town to the southeast of Stuttgart, along the Neckar River. Craig studied here for a bit during one of his trips to Germany. It's a nice place to walk around and a nice place for a bit of shopping, so I've heard, but don't try to shop on a Sunday, unless all you really want are some postcards. The tower of the Stiftskirche zu St. George has great views of the town. |
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| A view of Tuebingen from the church tower | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| On a bridge leading into the inner part of town | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One fun thing to do is to take a poleboat tour on the river. Our guide talked a little about the history of the town - faithfully translated by Craig - and about the annual pole boat races. He sang a bit in German and Italian, showed us an article from a couple years ago in which he was featured (with a color photo, no less), and showed Greg how to use the pole to guide the boat. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| University students having a party with several pole boats | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Museum Schloss Hohentuebingen had a special exhibit of Duckomenta, which re-did pieces of art and history (e.g., the Mona Lisa, the statue of Romulus and Remus with the she-wolf) using Disney characters. One of my personal favorites was the anthropological find of "Lucy" as a prehistoric perserved duck. |
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| Rothenburg ob der Tauber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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