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explorish
Jun-22-2008, 11:27 AM
On the way from Stuttgart to München we stopped in Ulm.
I knew there’s something about the church (Münster) in Ulm, but didn’t quite know what it was. On a first impression, it is tall,

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very tall.

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Wikipedia told us that it actually has the highest church tower in the world (!). This one:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/explorish/SF6LNj5zSnI/AAAAAAAAHQM/SdVmKg6eOvo/s400/DSC_7911.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/explorish/ShortTrips/photo#5214758483633850994)

Satisfied, we decided to also stop in Augsburg. Walking underneath archades

http://lh4.ggpht.com/explorish/SF6LQ8vyWRI/AAAAAAAAHQ4/1iOE87VuAjc/s400/DSC_7999.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/explorish/ShortTrips/photo#5214758541842340114)

we reached the City Hall square,

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where the atmosphere was relaxed,

http://lh4.ggpht.com/explorish/SF6LSUrkhgI/AAAAAAAAHRI/coB2ViUG_0A/s400/DSC_7978.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/explorish/ShortTrips/photo#5214758565446977026)

in spite of the fact that the statue of the Roman Emperor Augustus kept trying to touch the tower.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/explorish/SF6LP44ByvI/AAAAAAAAHQk/kwFRZHMTh_Y/s400/DSC_7964.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/explorish/ShortTrips/photo#5214758523623295730)

He founded the city, in the year 52 B.C., hence the statue.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/explorish/SF6LQVeTRNI/AAAAAAAAHQw/MYNdaqR6ti4/s400/DSC_7970.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/explorish/ShortTrips/photo#5214758531300017362)

Then we left.

Moogle Pepper
Jun-23-2008, 02:46 PM
Ooh! I love that architecture!! Hmmm.. but.. I would like to see them a bigger size!