I realized that for months now I haven't done anything but enjoy my routine at home on weekends, so I decided to do a day trip. I chose the city of Esslingen, in the Stuttgart metropolitan region.
 |
| Esslingen |
There were two reasons Esslingen was the choice even though I went there last year: firstly, it has a famous Medieval market/Christmas market, and secondly the city museum was having a special exhibition on Celtic gold. Coincidentally, there was also an ichthyosaur there . . . . at least I find my obsession enjoyable.
The Christmas market was mostly just horribly crowded, which I should have guessed from past experience
 |
| Ye Aulde Weihnachtsmarkt, and Esslingen city hall |
the city museum was pretty ordinary, with the exception of this gorgeous piece - guess what it is?
 |
| Possibly the most unique item in the Esslingen city museum |
At first I thought it was a medieval style of toilet, but then, after having read the caption, it became clear that in the medieval period, it was a popular way to give birth (I didn't notice the stirrups at first). And now it's immortalized for all time.
The big draw of Esslingen is is both really really pretty and close to Stuttgart.
 |
| Half-timbered madness |
It is also a wine city having a nice series of southwest facing slopes along the Neckar river; more on this in the next post.
 |
| I love the pedway connecting the steeples |
No comments:
Post a Comment