So the oldest Rebmann son lives in Stuttgart. His family invited us to come up some time and visit Stuttgart and stay with them. We finally made it up this weekend.
Our travel on the train. At least on the way up. On the way back I think we hit rush hour because there was standing room only for most of the 2 1/2 hour ride home. It was a good thing that Elise was asleep for most of it.
Elise woke up when we were putting her in the car to go to the train station at 5:30 and stayed awake until we were just outside of Stuttgart at about 8:00. She couldn't miss anything.
A very big boat carrying scrap metal up the river.
On Saturday we went to the zoo for most of the day. Andreas and Phillip came to the zoo with us. Elise on the kangaroo jumping play ground.
Saying hi to the birds.
Spencer and Elise's favorite animal. Well at least the animal they like to make the sound of the most.
The polar bear was taking a rest right by the bottom window. It made for a cool picture. Elise was not so sure right at first. She was sure that the bear could get her.
Then when she touched the glass and knew the bear couldn't get her she thought it was pretty fun.
Who says kids need a playground. They turn anything and everything into a playground.
Elise copying Phillip. She loves to do what any other kid is doing.
Elise enjoying the entrance into the Alligator house.
I didn't realize that alligators barely move as their mode of catching food. At first I honestly thought they had fake statues in the pen too for decoration because they didn't move. One had it's mouth open completely but never moved the whole time we were there.
Again Elise played to hard and crashed on the way out of the zoo.
Stuttgart city center. There was about 5 or 6 different festivals going on all over Stuttgart today. (We found this out after we got there.)
We walked through where they were having the kinderfest (children's festival).
Spencer really liked this truck because it expanded in all directions.
I don't know if you can tell or not but this fountain spun and when it fell it looked like a heart so this was our best attempt at catching the heart.
It was supposed to rain today but it held out. We were still able to go up the fernsehturm (TV tower) to get a good look out over Stuttgart.
A smaller fernsehturm. We think these towers might also be used for other antenna signals but we aren't sure.
Stuttgart.
The playground by the Fernsehturm. Spencer helping to even the wait between Elise and David.
On Sunday after church we drove to the Schloss Solitude (palace) and Elise climbed up all the steps.
It had a really pretty park area around it that looked out over Stuttgart.
The kids being very cooperative for a picture.
And with a little help Elise climbed back down all of the stairs.
We ate a snack of cut apples and nectarines and then we were going to walk around a nearby lake but alas the rain that was supposed to come finally came and so we had to leave. But we had a really nice time in Stuttgart and were very blessed that the rain held off until soon before we had to catch our train home anyway. Andreas's wife Sunny also made us a couple of Korean dishes while we were there that were very tasty and not quite to hot.
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