I arrived in Ulm this morning.  Ulm is a relatively small city in southwest Germany.  Ulm has a population of about 120,000.  Because of its size and the compactness of its downtown, I traveled around on foot. 

 











When I first arrived I was very hungry.  Luckily I stumbled upon a restaurant called Creperie Kornhäusle.  They made more types of crèpes than I even knew existed.             http://www.kornhaeusle.com/

 

With my stomach full of crèpes, I was ready to explore the city.  First on my list was the Ulm Münster.  This Lutheran Church towers over the city.  It is the tallest church in the world.  The steeple itself is 161.5 meters.  It was breathtaking.

 

 I am a history buff, so I really wanted to go see the birthplace of Albert Einstein.  I soon found out that there is only a marker where his house was. 

The original house was destroyed by bombs during World War II.

 http://www.einstein-website.de/z_biography/ulm-e.html

   

A stranger told me about a museum that caught my attention.  It was called the Museum of Bread Culture.  This museum had over 16,000 artifacts relating to the 6,000 year history of bread.  I never knew it could be so interesting.   http://www.museum-brotkultur.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=59#museum

 

 

 Oddly enough, they didn't sell bread.  Too bad too, because I was gettin' hungry.  As luck would have it, I stumbled onto a restaurant called Brotbar.  I filled up on ryes and marbles.  I got my daily bread today. http://www.brotbar-ulm.de/bb_ulm.html

Hilda was a doll

I was getting pretty sleepy after all that bread. I made reservations at Hotel Ulmer Spatz.  It was alright.  The individual rooms were a little bland. http://www.hotel-ulmer-spatz.com/

 

 

I awoke bright and early and took a short bus ride to Stuttgart, about 90km northwest of Ulm, where I was ready to start another day of exploring.