2008-04-26 12:06
Rest and touristing day in Ulm.
Not enough time to see Ulm in just a hurried afternoon. Old town walk, there is a codified one of course, a more detailed visit to the Munster in Ulm (English and German usage for sure, not a word Americans seem to use). Time to do chores like laundry (coin operated, high tech, of course) after mud-splattered rides.
Great natural fabric store in Neu-Ulm. QB certain that Sara would love a particular skirt and shoes. Herb to mention.
Spargel stand at the market (pic) – white asparagus to those with Blackberry phones as the keypad does not permit spargel as a collection of letters in autocomplete mode.
Walk in the old town- most of today's pics are from there. The Blau river (or stream) runs through the old town and empties into the Donau. There are bridges to some buildings and one old inn had a boat ramp.
Brought to you by Tip Top Tea (The Tea of Record). Today's blend at a special price is Kepler's Own. Kepler was a local of Ulm as was Einstein.
After Munster visit, good stained glass windows and large gothic vaulting inside, followed by trip to the Bread Kulture Museum. History of hunger and bread, paintings and sketches by Picasso, Max Beckman, Breugal, Chagal and many others. Good exhibit of history of making bread as well as how it fit into the culture from Egyptian, Judean, Roman, middle ages to present.
QB got Arche shoes from a shoe cheese shop, a cheese shop in the Monty Python vein: "Do you have this color (catalog shoes turquoise shoes)?" "No, you cannot sell this color here;my shoes are expensive, everyone wants black." "Do you have this model in my size?" "No, that model is two years old and no one wants them anymore-now they are more rounded." Blah, etc.
Dinner, a decent in hotel room picnic. Smoked Atlantic salmon, Sprat (no idea what kind of fish this might have been – not a sardine), Camerbert cheese and drinkable Yougurt, plus good german rolls. The rolls and bread remain outstanding.
Tomorrow to Bavaria.
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