The Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart is the public library of the city of Stuttgart. In 2013, it received the national award as Library of the Year.
You’ve seen it on those lists of World’s most beautiful libraries.
TripAdvisor has it ranked #2 of 181 things to do in Stuttgart! I wouldn’t go that far. But it is free. And gorgeous.
As if Apple designed a library. Minimalist and white.
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Worlds in Stuttgart was problematic as it coincided with a beer festival with 4 million attendees!
Not being able to get ANY accommodation at any reasonable price anywhere near the venue, I decided to tent.
I stayed at Campingground “Cannstatter Wasen” about 17 minutes walk from the competition.
As campgrounds go, it was lousy. But at 17 Euro / night, a bargain.
I tucked my Hubba under a concrete lip to keep the rain off.
Security was good. Showers hot. Laundry good.
I kept my worldly goods locked up at the competition media venue.
Happily the campground only got busy with drunken beer louts on weekends.
All in all, a good decision. I’ll tent again in future if accommodation is troublesome.
One attraction I missed was the world’s largest museum dedicated to porkers. 45,000 exhibits.
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Yes Apple is over-priced.
Yes, I live in the Steve Jobs reality distortion field.
But when my MacBook Pro went wonky in Stuttgart, Germany, it took a genius about 4 minutes to fix it. Free.
I appreciate that kind of support.
When my Samsung device went bad ON WARRANTY there was nothing I could do about it.
I don’t own a car and have never been into them.
But this is one of the best museums I can recall. And I was relieved to see they had not downplayed the participation of the company in Hitler’s Nazi genocide.
Emil Jillinek named Mercedes for his daughter.
It had 35 horsepower and was considered to be one of the world’s first “modern cars”.
Mercedes-Benz Museum is based on a unique cloverleaf concept using three overlapping circles with the center removed to form a triangular atrium recalling the shape of a Wankel engine.
The building was completed and opened on 19 May 2006.
… more than 160 vehicles, some dating back to the very earliest days of the motor engine …
… audio tours in a variety of languages …
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Warren got me started watching.
Doc Martin is a British television medical comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role. …
The programme is set in the fictional seaside village of Portwenn and filmed on location in the village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, United Kingdom, …
Eight series aired between 2004 and 2017 …
The actor, Martin Clunes, is unusual and unusual looking. A touch of Mr. Bean.
The real star is the Cornish village of Port Isaac.
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The actress playing receptionist Elaine, Lucy Punch, is brilliant in the role. In fact the eclectic villagers are all entertaining.
But no racial diversity in Cornwall?
Before I started on the TV show I watched the 2001 movie called Doc Martin. Similar premiss. But Doc Martin is a much warmer and more charming character in the film.
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This song went #1 in 1975. Her voice has amazing range.
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Sadly, Minnie died in 1979 of cancer. She was only age-31.
