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Sep 13, 2020 · GRAND PRIZE Winner Memoir Magazine 2022 GOLD PRIZE Winner SPR Book Awards 2020 Book Readers Appreciation Group (B.R.A.G.) MEDALLION 2021 Crossing Borders and Cultures, Creating Home The View From Breast Pocket Mountain is a unique and previously untold story, a treasure trove of experiences crossing borders and cultures, creating a life, and finding contentment in a far-off country.
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- 1- Wander Around Schlossplatz
- 2- Take A Tour of Solitude Palace
- 3- See The Exhibits at The Mercedes Benz Museum
- 4- Visit The Porsche Museum
- 5- Go Shopping Along Königstraße
- 6- Weissenhof Estate
- 7- Enjoy Art at Staatsgalerie
- 8- Visit The Wilhelma Zoological-Botanical Garden
- 9- Stroll Through Killesberg Park
- 10- Admire The View from Killesbergturm
Schlossplatz is located in the heart of Stuttgart and is surrounded by some of the city’s most important and historic buildings, such as the Neues Schloss (New Castle). You can also visit the Landesmuseum, Old Schloss and Haus der Geschicht (History Museum), which are all close by. Skip the line and book your tickets here. The vast area has some wa...
Solitude Palace is easily one of Stuttgart’s most famous attractions. The stunning yellow building is on a hill in the city’s west and was built in the 18th century. In the palace, you can learn all about its history and explore the many different lavishly-decorated rooms. Previously, the palace was used as a primary residence and hunting retreat b...
Stuttgart is heaven for car enthusiasts, offering more than one sports car museum and complex – but let’s begin with Mercedes. Anyone who knows about cars will know that Germany is a world leader in cars: building, racing and manufacturing. At the museum, visitors can tour the different floors, each dedicated to iconic Mercedes models throughout th...
Another one for car lovers, although non-enthusiasts will likely be just as fascinated. Porsche makes some of the world’s most expensive, iconic and coveted cars and more than 500 of them are on display on rotation at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. Famous models such as the 911 and 550 are exhibited, and many cars are regularly switched out to be...
Most German cities are laid out so that there’s at least one major shopping street in the centre of the action, so if you need real retail therapy or want to pick up a souvenir, Königstraße is the place to visit. Stuttgart’s shopping street is the longest pedestrianised shopping street in the whole of Germany, and it’s lined with every shop, cafe a...
It may seem strange to see a huge house in a city like Stuttgart; the Weissenhof Estate is one of Germany’s most important architectural buildings. In 1927, there was a competition to design buildings for a huge exhibition, and the site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site made up of 11 buildings. Many original buildings were destroyed in the war, but y...
One of the fascinating things to discover while in Stuttgart, the Statsgalerie is one of the best art museums in the world, and in fact, it is one of the most-visited in Germany. Not only because of its striking architecture but also its amazing collection of contemporary artworks from the 20th century and much earlier in history. Art lovers can vi...
Visiting a city’s zoo is always a great activity for kids or adults and Germany has some particularly great ones, such as Wilhelma in Stuttgart. The zoo is one of the country’s biggest and combines an animal zoo and botanical gardens. In the gardens, you can stroll amongst more than 8,500 species of beautiful plants, including the largest magnolia ...
In sunny weather, there’s nothing better than a stroll through one of Stuttgart’s many beautiful parks. Killesberg Park has over half a square kilometre of manicured gardens filled with plant life, sculptures and water features. One of the best sights is the Tal der Rosen (Valley of Roses) which comes in spectacular bloom in the warmer months. Kids...
The Killesbergturm is one of the best places in the city to get epic views over Stuttgart. The tower is 40 metres high and is made up of two sets of stairs shaped like a double helix which feature multiple platforms at various levels on the way up, with the highest at 31m (100ft). The observation tower has stunning views over the parkland and city,...
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Apr 21, 2016 · A vibrant addition to our records of the Second World War, the power of her diary lies in its juxtaposition of the everyday and the extraordinary, the homely and the universal, small town life and the wartime upheavals of a nation. Print length. 352 pages.
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Jan 1, 1977 · The Hospital: The View From Bellevue. Mass Market Paperback – January 1, 1977. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
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Mar 23, 2020 · View from my window is a book unlike any other. From New York to Moscow via Brussels, Tokyo, Venice, Kuala Lumpur, São Paulo, Sydney, Darjeeling… the photos are striking. The original stories that accompany them, moving, poignant or funny. 400 pages, 12 chapters: an unprecedented historical global testimony to a phenomenon that is just as ...
View from the top of the Birkenkopf. The Birkenkopf ( German: [ˈbɪʁkŋ̍kɔpf] ⓘ) is a prominent hill in Stuttgart, Germany. At an elevation of 511m, is almost 260m higher than city centre. It is in part a Schuttberg, an artificial hill built from the ruins and rubble from World War II . During the war, 53 Allied bombing missions destroyed ...
