Various scenes of Germany

This is my last blog before I leave Germany. Fritz and I walked down the strip outside Katy and Brad's house. Here are some various pictures of the local people and their daily activities.

These pictures include the corner bakery, ice cream shop and a man doing sidewalk art.

The Mercedes-Benz museum

 This is a 300 SL Gullwing. It was the same make/model my parents owned in the 1960's. My Dad sold it in 1972 for $7000. Today it is worth over a half million! Hind sight is 20/20!

Fritz and I took a train ride into downtown Stuttgart and visited the Mercedes-Benz museum. It was 8 stories high and had the first Mercedes every made (1890's) to todays modern cars. One interesting fact that I never knew was during WW2, the Jews in Stuttgart were forced to work 80 hour weeks the Mercedes factories. As the city was being bombed, their safety was disregarded and many died. 

Including the train ride there and back and the tour, the whole trip was over 6 hours. 6 hours well spent!

The Lichtenstein castle

Wednesday of this week we visited the Lichtenstein castle. It was about an hour drive from Katy and Brad's home. It was the first castle I had ever been to! It was very interesting dating back to the 1300's. We toured inside and saw many old relics of the century's gone by. The grounds were beautiful as was the scenic view of the country from the top. 

Here in Germany

Here are some of the sights Katy and I saw while taking an evening stroll. The homes here are unique and individual. Each home has it's own garden. The foliage here is beautiful. Greener than Michigan! The weather is also beautiful and it is quiet and serene.