I just spent another couple of weeks in Germany on a short family visit. Just to catch you up, here’s a few pictures of Stuttgart in February (mouse over the photos for captions, or click on one for a slide show):
Market, Stuttgart. That vendor knew his mandarins.
Bamboo ducks for sale on the market.
Stiftskirche (Collegiate Church)
Schillerplatz
Stiftskirche, choir
Nude golden dude (Mercury, actually) on top of a column
Old street sign at dusk
Barn in the middle of town. Probably around 150 years old.
Crocuses. They just spring up in the grass.
Hoppenlau-Cemetery, one of the oldest cemeteries in the city. The last burial here was in 1880. This is the grave of Wilhelm Hauff, my favourite fairy tale author.
Snow drops
The Jewish part of the cemetery.
Ancient grave stone.
Hot chocolate and cake in a city café
St Oswald church, 16th century.
Orchard: apples, pears, maybe even a quince.
Lovely photos! I am always delighted and pleasantly surprised by things people take photos of. In your case here, it’s a small grouping of ducks and flowers blooming among fallen leaves. There’s a story there, I’m certain of it.
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Oh yes. The flowers poking through the leaves in the cemetery were especially poignant. That cemetery in particular was just humming with stories.
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Great photos.
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Lovely photos. The cake and hot chocolate makes me think of the Betsy-Tacy books when Betsy discovers the German tradition of afternoon coffee and cake and thinks it is the best habit ever!
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It is indeed. Makes it worthwhile baking cakes, because you can properly appreciate them when you’re not eating them on top of a big dinner. A good Kaffee & Kuchen (like for a holiday or birthday) usually involves at least three different kinds of cakes.
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