Ulm, Germany, City Hall, river walk in Einstein’s birthplace with the highest church in the world
Ulm is a city in the south German state of Baden-Württemberg, founded in medieval times. In the center is the huge Gothic Ulm Minster, a centuries-old church. Its steeple the highest church in the world 162 m, has views of the city and, in clear weather, the Alps. The Town Hall has an early-Renaissance facade, murals and a 16th-century astronomical clock. Half-timbered houses line the narrow alleys of the Fischerviertel, an area close to the River Danube.Population: 126,329 (2019)
We traveled through 6 overnight destinations ( Stuttgart, Paris, Bourges, Lyon, Bordeaux, Bilbao) , other cities Ulm, Maulbronn, Fontainebleau, St. Emilion; 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.
Ulm Munster: the tallest church on Earth, 162 m in birth city of Einstein
Maulbronn Monastery, Germany, one the best preserved medieval monasteries, UNESCO World Heritage
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain, outside and inside the modern architectural marvel