Saturday morning shopping:
This morning I "slept in" till 6:00 and went for a walk into Vaihingen, the suburb of Stuttgart that the university is near. Unlike the US, where cities just sprawl into the suburbs, here--in Stuttgart at least--the suburbs are well defined with meadows and forest between them and distinct downtowns.
Of course I had to stop by one of the open bakeries for breakfast. Germans are good at several things when it comes to food: fresh bread, good fresh meat, and good cheese. I think I could live on these alone my whole time here! I also fulfilled my unofficial goal for the trip, which was to find the Saturday morning market. So now I am finishing off breakfast with some delectable fresh strawberries. mhmm.
Vaihingen Marktplätze (Marketplace)
A random shot around downtown
Unfortunately, the sunlit-haze made good pictures nearly impossible, so I will get better pics later. I also enjoyed walking through some of the residential areas... there were some very nice houses lining the narrow European streets. Other than walking around, I have very little to do. The grad student who I'm working with has been gone this week, but I'll be diving into work full time come Monday, which should alleviate a good portion of my excess time.
This morning I "slept in" till 6:00 and went for a walk into Vaihingen, the suburb of Stuttgart that the university is near. Unlike the US, where cities just sprawl into the suburbs, here--in Stuttgart at least--the suburbs are well defined with meadows and forest between them and distinct downtowns.
Of course I had to stop by one of the open bakeries for breakfast. Germans are good at several things when it comes to food: fresh bread, good fresh meat, and good cheese. I think I could live on these alone my whole time here! I also fulfilled my unofficial goal for the trip, which was to find the Saturday morning market. So now I am finishing off breakfast with some delectable fresh strawberries. mhmm.
Vaihingen Marktplätze (Marketplace)
A random shot around downtown
Unfortunately, the sunlit-haze made good pictures nearly impossible, so I will get better pics later. I also enjoyed walking through some of the residential areas... there were some very nice houses lining the narrow European streets. Other than walking around, I have very little to do. The grad student who I'm working with has been gone this week, but I'll be diving into work full time come Monday, which should alleviate a good portion of my excess time.
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