I spent travel day 76 (Euro day 75), mostly in Stuttgart’s city centre. By early afternoon having relearned something I found out years ago, I began a new “mini-project” for the final visits of the day; that 1-off will appear at a later date.
What’s now Schillerplatz with the Schiller statue was once home to an original stud farm called Stuotgarten (c. 950 CE), giving the future city its name.
Towards the Rathaus (City Hall) with its modern clock tower.
1111am on 22 July; moon just past full and into waning gibbous phase.
Inside Stuttgart’s Rathaus: the famous “Paternoster” elevator in service for employees, residents, and visitors like me. Of course, I used it to go up and down.
Next to the Rathaus is this statue “STUTTGARDIA”; see below.
Outside the Markthalle (market hall).
Inside the Markthalle (market hall), with a great abundance of meats and cheese.
I arrived at Herr Kächele, hungry for Maultaschen. I got so much more …
… with their big “Schwabenteller” (Swabian plate combo), including from left to right: potato salad, meat patty with gravy, regional specialty Maultaschen, cheese Spätzle. Washed it all down with a black currant juice spritzer. All made locally with locally sourced ingredients.
The massive and ongoing “Stuttgart21” central train station redevelopment project.
Marienplatz, in Stuttgart Süd: the arrival of the “Zacke” city cogwheel railway.
City route 10 operates as the “Zacke” cogwheel railway between Marienplatz and Degerloch until 845pm, after which a substitute bus rolls out into service at 9pm. It’s a steep climb south which is why the cogwheel is effective.
The SSB is the city’s transport provider: Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen AG.
I made all photos above with an iPhone15 on 22 Jul 2024. I received no support from an external organization. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.
Looks like a great day in Stuttgart! You were braver than we were – we only looked at the paternoster. We went to Stuttgart with low expectations – we’d heard so many “blah” stories about it. But boy were we charmed by the city…it was more than Porsche and Mercedes, for sure!
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Looks like a great day in Stuttgart! You were braver than we were – we only looked at the paternoster. We went to Stuttgart with low expectations – we’d heard so many “blah” stories about it. But boy were we charmed by the city…it was more than Porsche and Mercedes, for sure!
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I watched city hall staff use the paternoster: if it was good enough for them, why not? 😅
Yes, the city is likely best known for its car-company headquarters and museums, but I wanted to see a different and unrelated side.
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