Burg Hohenzollern

Burg Hohenzollern is a castle owned by the family of last ruling German King. The King lived in Berlin and used the castle as a vacation home and show piece.

Ruth kindly offered to drive us to the castle on Sunday afternoon. The castle is about a 20 minute drive south of Tuebingen. We soon post photos of the castle. Here is another aeral photos on the website and more historical facts.

Singen - Hohentwiel

Hohentwiel is an ancient volcanic mountain at the edge of the village of Singen. Though the city is relatively new, the mountain has been inhabited for at least 1000 years. At the top of Hohentwiel is the biggest castle ruin of Germany.

We took a train to Singen on Saturday. On the train ride a man came and told us about Hohentwiel and how to follow the signs through town to the walking path up the mountain. Allegra was enamored by the people only streets of the city and the sculpture park. Also included is a photo of the store H&M - not in a mall, but in a lovely old building - which the girls find just amazing!

And true to the town's name, Singen means "to sing", the church bells rang loud and long, a music festival in the park provided song that we could hear singing most of the way up the mountain as it echoed of the rocks. Even nicer were all the birds singing....Allegra actually video taped the woods with the church bells and birds singing. (i do not know how to put that on yet)

We were also delighted by the snails and slugs that came out after the heavy morning rain. We hiked about half-way up the mountain, enjoyed the views while we picnicked, took in the info center, then needed to return for our train. At the top, we are told are great views of Lake Konstanz and the Alps...perhaps another time we'll enjoy this view. We we all tired and a bit achy by the end of the evening.

Sister/Partner Cities

Here is a photo of Tuebingen's town hall. Wouldn't it be lovely if Ann Arbor constructed such a town hall?

I was recently searching about the Sister City Relationship between Ann Arbor and Tuebingen.

I found this lovely article written for the Ann Arbor News. I thought you might enjoy it, I did !http://www.concentratemedia.com/features/annarbortubingen0058.aspx