All I can tell you about Stuttgart, as of now, is there is an amazing family, the Calls, that lives here that has opened up their home to us, and it also has some fantastic beirgartens. Our afternoons since we arrived have consisted of sitting either outside on a patio or laying on the grass soaking up the sunshine and sipping locally brewed hefeweisens. Yes, I have been drinking beer. Suprising to those of you who know how I despise carbination, I know. You just cant come to a country that is famous for its beer and not partake in the marriment. We went to the Schombach Bruahous, a well known brewery in the area. We sat outside on the patio and sampled a variety of different "weisens" (Krystal-, polar-, hefe-). We ended up hanging out there and drinking and talking for 4.5 hours! Let's just say the walk home was a lot more fun than the walk there! Today we went into downtown Stuttgart and ate our picnic lunch in a large park that conveniently happens to be a beirgarten as well. The weather was absolutely beautiful. Probably about 80 degrees; not a cloud in the sky. We sported t-shirts today; however for the sake of everyone around, we did not reveal the sasquatch situation hidden under our pants!
This week is perfect timing for being in Germany. The Fruhlingsfest starts this weekend and is the spring equivalent to Oktoberfest. We plan on joining in on the festivities and learning a bit more about German culture and tradition. We bought a special pass that will let us use all of the public transportation in, around, and out of Stuttgart from Fri-Mon for 15.80 Euro for the 2 of us. We plan on being in the city all weekend. We are going to check out the Ludwig Castle tomorrow, then possibly check out the Stuttgart Friday night scene. Hopefully it has a bit more to offer than Augsburg. That's all for now!
~Michelle
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