Soundseeing Stuttgart - English

Enjoy Stuttgart at all seasons

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:48:15 +0100

Sunset on Schiller Square

There are a lot of things to see, visit and taste when you come to Stuttgart, for let's say – a weekend.
So I would like to give you some very basic informations on sights, food & drinks and leisure (winter time) you should try.

Sights

Don't forget the Christmas Markets in Stuttgart, Esslingen am Neckar or Tübingen

Food & Drinks

Laugenbrezel
Spätzle (Käsespätzle)
Maultaschen
Lentils with sausages
Gaisburger Marsch, you can find the original restaurant in Gaisburg

Leisure

As a good preparation you can find general information about Stuttgart on the Tourist Information site and on wikipedia.

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Thank you and Adé

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:00:03 +0200

The FIFA World Cup has chosen Italy as the world champion of football. Four weeks of football fun and party are over. Routine comes back again to Stuttgart and our lives everywhere on the planet. But we here in Stuttgart will never forget the great atmosphere you supporters brought to this city!
The FIFA World Cup 2006 blog ends with this soundseeing tour but soundseeing stuttgart continues! ;-)
I hope you enjoyed the tours and the time here in Stuttgart.

Listen to this episode of soundseeing-stuttgart.de here.
(Duration: 10:50 | 5 MB | mp3)

Screen failure at 1:0

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:59:50 +0200

The atmosphere at the Schlossplatz in Stuttgart was very much heated by the weather and the English fans. But when in the second half the long anticipated goal fell the screen on the Schlossplatz had a short failure (you hear it at 08:12). Well what a joy afterwards and the English fans finally woke up again.
Get the pictures on my Flickr page.

Listen to this episode of soundseeing-stuttgart.de here.
(Duration: 9:44 | 4,5 MB | mp3)

Great Atmosphere at the Stadium

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:21:20 +0200

Strengthened with a great Gazpacho from Marina of "Cuisine from Spain", Martin, the ticket-holder and I went to the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion by S-Bahn. Starting from the Central Railway Station the S-Bahn was packed with fans who celebrated already there inside the train.
Thousands of Spanish and Tunisian fans were to cue in-front of the security checkpoint where I had to stop and let them stream into the stadium. Good luck!
Get some pictures on my Flickr page.

Listen to this episode of soundseeing-stuttgart.de here.
(Duration: 12:01 | 5,6 MB | mp3)

Orange on its way to gold...

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 21:43:45 +0200

An orange sea flooded the Fan-Fest on the Schlossplatz Friday night. Over 50,000 fans from the Netherlands and the Ivory Coast gathered and celebrated the match. Some Dutch fans climbed the fountains and tried to cool down again. Even some pants came down! ;-)
Get some pictures on my Flickr page.

Listen to this Dutch/German episode of soundseeing-stuttgart.de here.
(Duration: 13:01 | 6,0 MB | mp3)

Hopp Schwiz!

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 23:00:57 +0200

The first Worldcup 2006 match here in Stuttgart took place just today: France v Switzerland. A wonderful coincident that two of our direct neighbours meet in the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion. The atmosphere was great and the match really exciting, wasn't it!
So, what to do after a (won) match? Just go to the Friedrichstraße which is a parallel street to the Königstraße right behind the glass cube of the Kunstmuseum. The victory corso is always there — no matter who won! :-)

Get some pictures on my Flickr page.

Listen to this bilingual episode of soundseeing-stuttgart.de here.
(Duration: 11:44 | 5,4 MB | mp3)

Goooooal!

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 23:53:09 +0200

Blue skies and 24° C at 9 p.m. I was not on holiday in Italy but at the Fan-Fest on the Schlossplatz in Stuttgart. It really has a great atmosphere with the three big screens and a lot of food and drinks. The match Argentina v Ivory Coast was really exciting to watch with thousands of peaceful fans.

Listen to this bilingual episode of soundseeing-stuttgart.de here.
(Duration: 14:50 | 6.7 MB | mp3)

See-Arena buoyed up

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 15:47:23 +0200

Temperatures of 8° C and drizzle aren't good friends for a grand opening. But things can only get better!
The Julius Bär See-Arena a kind of squeezed pitch bridge is situated in the Eckensee close to the Neues Schloss, Parliament and Staatstheater. With two grandstands, goal-bars and a VIP lounge the arena will certainly be a place to celebrate and chill out! Just some footsteps away from the public viewing on the Schlossplatz.

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(Duration: 10:08 | 4,6 MB | mp3)

Swabian power-food

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:00:31 +0200

Sure, you will have a great time when you come to Stuttgart for one of the matches or supporting your team. But do you know what to drink and eat to get your energy back? No?
Well, don't hesitate to try one or more of the "culinary" Swabian power-food below. Maybe at the small Wine Village on Schillerplatz or in one of the Biergarten downtown.
When in Stuttgart eat like the Stuttgarts do. ;-)

Meals:

Spätzle (special kind of home-made pasta)
Linsen und Spätzle (lentils, Spätzle and a pair of wieners)
Maultaschen (Swabian pockets, pasta squares filled with meat and spinach, either "in der Brühe" (broth) or geschmälzt (fried in butter))
Zwiebelrostbraten (roast with lots of onions)
Schwäbischer Kartoffelsalat (potato salad with vinegar, oil and broth, sometimes warm)
Wurstsalat (sausage salad with onions and vinegar and oil)
Brezels

Drinks:

Viertle (a quarter of litre wine, just add the sort or name of the wine like "Ein Viertle Trollinger")
Trollinger or Lemberger (red wines of the region)
Riesling or Kerner (white wines)
Rotweinschorle (red wine spritzer) or Weißweinschorle (white wine spritzer)
Most (must or cider, usually made of apples, very refreshing)
Apfelsaftschorle (apple juice spritzer, no alcohol)
Radler (shandy, mix of beer and lemonade)
Hefeweizen (beer brewed with wheat, either "hell" (blond) or "dunkel" (dark))
Bier (there are some breweries in Stuttgart and thus a variety of beers, so just try them)

Listen to this episode of soundseeing-stuttgart.de here.
(Duration: 11:54 | 5,4 MB | mp3)

The Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Fri, 19 May 2006 20:39:36 +0200

Today I take you with me for a short walk to the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion. It is rather easy to find your way and seat because the Officials in Stuttgart lead you with big signs and easy to understand maps.

I just found out the other day that even when you are arriving by car via motorway A81 and A8 they have put up signs to guide you to the stadium. Fantastic service! But keep in mind that the city will be jammed and better take public transportation.

I will post my photos of the signs and the way to the stadium on my Flickr-Page here.

Get more background information on the FIFA World Cup from the coolgorilla web-site (iPod only) ;-)

Listen to this episode of soundseeing-stuttgart.de here.
(Duration: 13:54 | 6,3 MB | mp3)

Balcony talks

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Mon, 08 May 2006 07:01:52 +0200

Well, being disconnected from the internet was a new experience for me this week. This short podcast just let's you know that I am online again and can post soundseeing-tours again.

Tja, da merkt erst einmal wie man mittlerweile mit dem Internet vebandelt ist, wenn man vier Tage ohne Zugang ist. Aber das ist jetzt Vergangenheit. Weiter geht's ;-)

Listen to this episode of soundseeing-stuttgart.de here.
(Duration: 9:32 | 4,3 MB | mp3)

Brezels and Souls

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:00:07 +0200

Have you ever tried a Brezel? If so, you maybe sympathise with me how good they are. Above all Brezels are a good cure-all — when you have collywobbles eat one and drink some Cola with it. ;-)
Before I leave to Berlin for the weekend I had to get a Brezel this morning. You can get them everywhere even on the Königstraße (the main shopping street). However, it is very difficult to find a good one!

Good Seelen (souls) are even harder to find: I am telling you!

Here are some photos what Brezel and Seele (soul) look like (Flickr-Page).

Listen to this episode of soundseeing-stuttgart.de here.
(Duration: 8:03 | 3,6 MB | mp3)

How to get to your seat

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:33:50 +0200

So, finally the FIFA World Cup gets going! I saw an addition on the suburban-train line map just today which advised where to get off the train for the matches.
There are two stations that takes you close to the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion:

get off at "Bad Cannstatt" station when you got tickets for the left and southern areas
get off at "Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion" station when you got tickets for the nothern and right areas

Take a closer look on my Flickr page, just click the picture for a larger version. With your ticket you can ride the public transportation for free!

You can find information about the youth hostel on their web-site. There you can also start booking inquires for individuals, families or groups. And remember the youth hostel is newly refurbished and very close to the city-centre where the victories are celebrated ;-)

Listen to this episode of soundseeing-stuttgart.de here.
(Duration: 4:52 | 2,2 MB | mp3)

English-Test #1

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:01:59 +0100

Until the beginning of the FIFA World Cup 2006 I will try to show you how you get along with English in Stuttgart. In a loose series of tests I will check if the service industry is prepared to welcome and help you.

This first test is a rather typical one: how do I get to the Tourist Information? Listen to what happened when I asked at the meeting-point in the Central Railway Station and if I found it in the end.
Also check out some more photos of the way to the Tourist Information on my Flickr page.

(Duration: 8:23 | 3,8 MB | mp3)

Football Globe arrives in Stuttgart

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:22:28 +0100

10/01/06 - 12/02/06

The assembly of the Football Globe is fully underway. Surely the Globe and the courtyard of the Neues Schloss in the background will be a great scenery. Illuminated in the evenings and nights — a visual attraction in the centre.
It certainly will show the anticipation of Stuttgart in the run-up to the World Cup 2006. ;-)

(Time: 11:54 | 5,4 MB | mp3)

Matches on your iPod

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:39:19 +0100

For all of you who have an iPod and who want to keep track of all the matches next year I found a link on ipodfun.de with schedules of all FIFA World Cup 2006 matches. Enjoy! ;-)

A time to make friends

soundseeing.stuttgart@googlemail.com — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 20:54:40 +0100

Wow, what a show in Leipzig!
Finally we know which nations will be our guests during the FIFA World Cup 2006. Is your national team going to play in Stuttgart? So, then the Official Stuttgart FIFA World Cup site is the right place for you to start. It gives you a fairly good overview about the facts and figures of your Host City.
I would like to take you on tours with me and find the real Stuttgart - unofficial and unabridged. This will include soundseeingtours of:

most important places in Stuttgart
places for going-out, i.e. Biergarten and Besen
food i.e. what Spätzle and a Viertele are
Swabian customs and
live during the World Cup championship

Feel free to contact me for comments and questions. But most of all stay subscribed, there is a lot of stuff in the pipeline and we still have 181 days to go ;-)

(Time: 3:50 | 1.9 MB | mp3)