Oot and Aboot in Tübingen

My parents always joke and say: "Anything you want to see in Europe is uphill."

They weren't kidding.  Tübingen is an especially hilly and rolly city because of the Neckar river that flows through it.  This is something someone should have told me.

Not my pic, but you get the gist.

Despite the hills and the uneven cobblestones, which makes walking an adventure even without a walking boot/cast, Tübingen is an amazingly beautiful city. (Or to use CC language - it is picturesque and scenic.) The Altstadt (literally "Old City"; the main downtown area where I live along with Emily and Rachel) is a tangle of intersecting curving streets.  Needless to say, we got lost.  A lot.

Here are some photos of the downtown area:

 View from the Neckar River

 Bridge over the Neckar River

 Downtown area

 Emily and Rachel downtown

 Pedestrian sign at crosswalk 

 "Stand (on the sidewalk) when red.  Be an example to children." 

So German!

I live on the top a hill in the main part of town. The pictures really don't do the building justice because it's huge.  Even though my room is a 300 number, which you would assume to mean on the 3rd floor (but we know what assuming does), it's actually up at least 7 flights of very, very warped and curved wooden steps.  It's an unnaturally hot summer here in Tübingen.  So here's a quick math lesson:


7 flights of stairs + two pieces of extremely overweight luggage - air conditioning + jet lag + broken foot in boot = one very cranky, tired, sweaty blogger.

Here are some photos of my dorm:

It isn't home yet, but it will be soon! (I hope!)