Stuggart, Esslingen, Nurnberg and Vienna
Stuttgart and Esslingen
It's not snowing, but it was surely cold when I stepped outside in Frankfurt airport. I caught the IC train to Stuttgart and there was him waiting for me. He is the first familiar face I have seen and he is also going to be the last as we are both flying out of Heathrow in January. After a quick tour of his house, we hit the city center. The plan was having hot wine in the evening, but we ended up having it at 11am. It hit me so strongly that I found it so difficult to concentrate. I guess, jet lag and alcohol do not go well together after 24 hour flights. The redness? The cold weather made it all reasonable :$ I had a power nap at 3pm after all the sightseeing and managed to go to the Middle Age Christmas market in Esslingen in the evening.
Summary:
After a good night sleep (apart from waking up at 4am in the morning), I am still convinced that ear plugs are in fact still the best human invention! I didn't even hear my alarm ringing for 21 minute! The traffic was a bit congested so 200 km/hr was unfortunately the highest speed we were travelling in his Mercedes. I caught up my train just in time and had my first class experience - nothing really special. I dozed off again around 4pm and felt so tired!
She was there picking me up and Vienna was slightly whiter-ish than Stuttgart but still no snow yet :( After dinner, we went to the Christmas market and two more hot punches. Again, I found it hard to concentrate (Anita + jet lag + alcohol + any transport = sleepy red Anita :$) and I just wanted to sleep, but I managed to have a quick look around and found myself nostalgic about the place.
Summary:
It's not snowing, but it was surely cold when I stepped outside in Frankfurt airport. I caught the IC train to Stuttgart and there was him waiting for me. He is the first familiar face I have seen and he is also going to be the last as we are both flying out of Heathrow in January. After a quick tour of his house, we hit the city center. The plan was having hot wine in the evening, but we ended up having it at 11am. It hit me so strongly that I found it so difficult to concentrate. I guess, jet lag and alcohol do not go well together after 24 hour flights. The redness? The cold weather made it all reasonable :$ I had a power nap at 3pm after all the sightseeing and managed to go to the Middle Age Christmas market in Esslingen in the evening.
Summary:
- -5C? What does it mean? Cold! :#
- Mercedes and Porsche are everywhere in Stuttgart
- Heated seat in his Mercedes
- Where does the green colour go? Oh wait! It's winter I forgot!
- Hot wine hit me badly
- Sightseeing: Finnish Christmas market, Old palace, New palace, Christmas market
- Middle Age market was wicked with open fire, hot spa and coffee house.
- Catch up with him
- Sleeping around culture is back
- Food: Laugen (bread), Amaretto (hot wine), sugar coated almonds, Brezel (pretzel), Spatzle (pasta-ish food with cabbage), Deie (oven baked bread)
After a good night sleep (apart from waking up at 4am in the morning), I am still convinced that ear plugs are in fact still the best human invention! I didn't even hear my alarm ringing for 21 minute! The traffic was a bit congested so 200 km/hr was unfortunately the highest speed we were travelling in his Mercedes. I caught up my train just in time and had my first class experience - nothing really special. I dozed off again around 4pm and felt so tired!
She was there picking me up and Vienna was slightly whiter-ish than Stuttgart but still no snow yet :( After dinner, we went to the Christmas market and two more hot punches. Again, I found it hard to concentrate (Anita + jet lag + alcohol + any transport = sleepy red Anita :$) and I just wanted to sleep, but I managed to have a quick look around and found myself nostalgic about the place.
Summary:
- 200 km/hr on highway
- -berg means mountain, -burg means fortress
- Vienna finally a more familiar place
- What can two transportation modellers talk about? Modelling! :x
- The famous ice cream place is still there
- Food: Schnitzel (deep fried pork fillet and potato), Berry punch, coconut punch
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