You’re used to seeing the cathedral and the buildings in Tübingen taken looking north from a vantage point south of the town, since that’s where I most often take photos. But what if I were to walk up the hill … Continue reading
It turns out there is a webcam on a building near the Neckarbrücke that we only recently stumbled across on the internet.
So I shared my posts from the past couple of days with one of our friends who took us on that outing on Saturday. And what do you know – it turns out that whole Alps conversation has been headed … Continue reading
Before we headed to that hillside on Saturday — for the cake, the coffee and the goat-gazing — we went to a place called Wimsener Höhle: Wimsener Cave. It’s a small cave that’s noteworthy in that it’s the only cave … Continue reading
I’m not sure what the term “Alp” originally meant. I tend to think of the term as referring to really tall mountain peaks, like the ones in Austria, Switzerland or Italy. So it’s always been surprising to me that the … Continue reading
Let me ask you this: how many times have you used a door knob to open a door? More than once per day, I’m guessing. Am I right? Good. Now, during how many of those times have you thought about … Continue reading
As you know, Chris and I went walking near the Neckar River last weekend – I’ve been posting photos I took from there all week. But we also took a walk down at the other end of town, to an … Continue reading
So after taking the photo that was in yesterday’s post, I looked to my left and noticed a nice photo op of some folks in a Stocherkahn, the punting boats that are popular here in Tübingen.
The swan yesterday was on a branch of the Neckar River, not far from where it hooks up with the main part of the river. Standing with my back to the swan, I looked out and saw the following scene … Continue reading
It didn’t take us two years to cross the Neckarbrücke, of course. But on Saturday Chris and I ventured off the main road on the other side of the bridge from where we normally walk, the first time we’ve done … Continue reading