Georgia On My Mind: Exploring Stuttgart

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Exploring Stuttgart

R took a day off work in the middle of the week, and we had a great family day together. We kept Little R home from school and spent the day exploring some places right here in Stuttgart.

First we visited Schloss Solitude. It's a pretty castle, but we didn't do the tour because they were all in German! The grounds alone were worth the trip...beautiful grounds and a beautiful, sunny day.

Schloss Solitude

A & R LOVED this tree! They played on it the entire time we were there.

These smiles make my heart happy!

The grounds were amazing...I kept thinking it would make a beautiful outside wedding...

The tree lined road up to the castle...beautiful!

Next we headed to Rubble Hill. We read up on it a bit before we went. This hill is made up of debris from WWII...lots of debris! I'm not sure what we were expecting...but we weren't expecting this big of a hill!! It's amazing once you get up to the top...you can see a 360 degree view of Stuttgart, the Black Forest and the entire surrounding area. It was a little hazy the day we were there...but still amazing! T complained the whole way up, and little R got off into the weeds and got a rash, but overall it was a still a fun time!

We made it to the top!!

The view is AMAZING!!!

More amazing view...of the city...

The view of the forests...

All the houses in every village/town are pretty much the same...white houses with red tile roofs...

Peaceful up here...I'm thinking of bringing a book and staying a while next time!

Piles of rubble...

Little R is all about posing for pictures...not sure what this pose was!

We walked back down, and headed to lunch! It was a great lunch at an Italian restaurant. R and T are really the only ones who like the German food, so we don't eat at German restaurants too often. Then we headed home. It was a great day in the middle of the week. Such a rare opportunity to have R with us during the week!!