Visit to Stuttgart and Baden-Württemberg, Germany - 11 October 2015

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I travelled from Maribor through Austria to Stuttgart in Germany to meet up with my friend Marit. Luckily - she had some days off work and I was very fortunate to be shown some of the best places in the area.



Above - It was a wet day in Baden-Württemberg - so we first visited a few limestone caves. This one is Die Karls ind Bärenhöhle (Charles and Bears Cave)







Above - One of the bears found in the cave



Above - We next visited the Nebelhöhle (Fog Cave) - a few kilometres away.





We spent about an hour in each cave - they were both very beautiful and interesting.



Above - Outside the second cave we spotted these nice Lawyers Wig Inkcaps (or Shaggy Inkcaps)  - Coprinus comatus



Above - We next visit the Schloss Lichtenstein Castle





Above - We next visited the old city of Tübingen





Above - on top of the hill at the old city was a castle





Above - Looking down at the Neckar River



Above - The museum at the castle has in its collection many very early pieces of art. This horse - sculptured from the ivory of a mammoth's tusk is about 35,000 years old. We saw the original - and it is quite amazing in its detail. It is only about 4 cm long. The original was found in a local limestone cave.





Above - The next day we do the Seven Mills Walk - past a series of very old mills. We ended up at the Ritter Sports Chocolate Factory.





Above - Back on the track



Above - Waldenbuch - where we visit the chocolate factory and the old town





Above - Bodensee - a lake on the border with Switzerland. Marit had organised a very nice bike ride around part of the lake.





Above - Coffee and lunch at Lindau - a city on an Island at Bodensee.



Above - Lindau





Above - We climb a tower to get good views of the lake



Above - There are many Zeppelins overhead.



Above - On the way back to Stuttgart, we stop at Ulm for dinner. Here is the gothic cathedral.







Above - Albert Einstein was born in Ulm. Is this his house?





Above - The next day we visit the Black Forest. Here we are at the Schwarzwald-Modellbahn - an amazing model railway.









Above - Amazing detail - here is a road accident





Above - We timed a train from one section of the track - and it took about 25 minutes to go about half way round a very big loop.



Above - The Black Forest - the home of cuckoo clocks



Above - We next visit some waterfalls at Triberg









Above - And then we have some black forest cake



Above - We visit this old town on the way home



Above - I spent my last day at Stuttgart in the city

Next day I travelled by train to Freising, near Munich to meet up with Tina and Kim.

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