smuncky
Senior Member
With no time to lose, the next day was devoted to Stuttgart which is only a 1 hour train ride from Ulm. The transportation system is really awesome if you want to travel regionally and really affordable. Each state has its own day pass for all forms of public transportation for a low price of 28-29 Euros and can accomadate up to 5 people. This includes ReginalBahn, RegionalExpress, and the local systems in cities like the busses, U-Bahn, and S-Bahn.
A hotel just across the street from the main railway station.
Staatstheater Stuttgart
The northern side of New Castle
Fruchtkasten building located at Schillerplatz.
One of the main pedestrian malls. They are just finishing up with renovations as there are small places where they are still installing the stone for the walkway, benches and other installations like the fountain below.
An entrance to an U-Bahn station. As I recall, most stations had escalators which were outdoors and working (which is the opposite of our TTC on both accounts). We were there on a drizzly day and they kept operating. Another neat feature I noticed was that the direction could easily be switched by anyone if it isn't being used. I never tried it but it looked like it was activated by a sensor.
A good mix of modern buildings and old ones. This is near Schlossplatz.
Looking down at Schlossplatz.
Schlossplatz
Looking at the former Stuttgart Stock Exchange. It's currently a big mall inside.
The main facade of New Castle.
Inside that mall I mentioned earlier.
After walking downtown, we took an U-Bahn train to the TV tower they have there. The Fernsehturm Stuttgart was the world's first concrete TV tower. This is the station we got off at which looks fairly new. It's the terminus to the 15 LRT line but has a nearby connection to other lines as well.
The tower is located on a hill so the LRV climbs through a part of the city which was interesting to see.
View from the front.
Another transmission tower. I saw a few of these that looks exactly the same on the way to Berlin.
All stations are equipped with ticket machines and next train displays. This is the same station posted a few pictures above.
The next place we visited that day was the Mercedes-Benz Museum. One thing we didn't know is that all museums are closed on Mondays so I missed out on seeing the inside of the building but had great uninterupted views from the outside.
The S-Bahn train we took to get there. It was only a 20 minute ride which is also where the football stadium is located.
This is the building where the showroom is located. The whole area is very tidy and kept clean. I can only imagine how wonderful the space is on a sunny afternoon with all the trees in bloom.
This is an outdoor area where they have live demonstations and show off the cars. The cars drive in from the ramp down and people sit in this ampitheatre space.
The parking garage of the Mercedes-Benz workers.
Back at the main train station.
Some of the underground stations have one ad board with a projector which rotates the video ads. When a train is arriving, the ad is replaced with information about the line number and also gives the current time.
Overall, the city had the appropriate feel of a state capital. Lots of people, great atmosphere (dispite the crappy weather), and lots of interesting sites to visit.
The day after we took a day off before we made our next stop in Berlin.
A hotel just across the street from the main railway station.
Staatstheater Stuttgart
The northern side of New Castle
Fruchtkasten building located at Schillerplatz.
One of the main pedestrian malls. They are just finishing up with renovations as there are small places where they are still installing the stone for the walkway, benches and other installations like the fountain below.
An entrance to an U-Bahn station. As I recall, most stations had escalators which were outdoors and working (which is the opposite of our TTC on both accounts). We were there on a drizzly day and they kept operating. Another neat feature I noticed was that the direction could easily be switched by anyone if it isn't being used. I never tried it but it looked like it was activated by a sensor.
A good mix of modern buildings and old ones. This is near Schlossplatz.
Looking down at Schlossplatz.
Schlossplatz
Looking at the former Stuttgart Stock Exchange. It's currently a big mall inside.
The main facade of New Castle.
Inside that mall I mentioned earlier.
After walking downtown, we took an U-Bahn train to the TV tower they have there. The Fernsehturm Stuttgart was the world's first concrete TV tower. This is the station we got off at which looks fairly new. It's the terminus to the 15 LRT line but has a nearby connection to other lines as well.
The tower is located on a hill so the LRV climbs through a part of the city which was interesting to see.
View from the front.
Another transmission tower. I saw a few of these that looks exactly the same on the way to Berlin.
All stations are equipped with ticket machines and next train displays. This is the same station posted a few pictures above.
The next place we visited that day was the Mercedes-Benz Museum. One thing we didn't know is that all museums are closed on Mondays so I missed out on seeing the inside of the building but had great uninterupted views from the outside.
The S-Bahn train we took to get there. It was only a 20 minute ride which is also where the football stadium is located.
This is the building where the showroom is located. The whole area is very tidy and kept clean. I can only imagine how wonderful the space is on a sunny afternoon with all the trees in bloom.
This is an outdoor area where they have live demonstations and show off the cars. The cars drive in from the ramp down and people sit in this ampitheatre space.
The parking garage of the Mercedes-Benz workers.
Back at the main train station.
Some of the underground stations have one ad board with a projector which rotates the video ads. When a train is arriving, the ad is replaced with information about the line number and also gives the current time.
Overall, the city had the appropriate feel of a state capital. Lots of people, great atmosphere (dispite the crappy weather), and lots of interesting sites to visit.
The day after we took a day off before we made our next stop in Berlin.
