Stuttgart center
Stuttgart, capital of southwest Germany’s Baden-Württemberg state, is known as a manufacturing hub. Mercedes-Benz and Porsche have headquarters here and museums as well. Stuttgart has a population of about 630,000 and it is the 6th largest city in Germany.
Schlossplatz is Central square with gardens & the 1841 Jubilee Column, It is a 30 meter high column, commemorating the 25th anniversary (1841) and the 60th birthday of king Wilhelm I
We traveled through 6 overnight destinations ( Stuttgart, Paris, Bourges, Lyon, Boudreaux, Bilbao) , 9 UNESCO World Heritage sites ( for me) in 3 countries , while takin 1.5 year old and 6 year old kids with us, making some days up to 28000 steps ( not a big deal for 6 year old Victor Bukasov who already hiked to elevation 4150 m) , experiencing short sickness of our 1.5 year old child and making Napoleonic travel plan to happen in spite of 5 train delays or cancellations ( out of 6) by Deutsche Bahn. There were some glitches, like for instance bordering the wrong train on the wrong platform in Burges to go to Lyon ( the 1 st platform is NOT the nearest platform to the train station there, like we had assumed) and taking the next train in 3 hours; but overall we survived the trip nearly as planned ( missing only a closter in Ulm) while I took around 11200 photo and video during the trip.
Maulbronn Monastery, Germany, one the best preserved medieval monasteries, UNESCO World Heritage
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain, outside and inside the modern architectural marvel