well, that 2 hours excluded the time on waiting for the shuttle bus to the castle, climbing up the hills (kene jln kaki mendaki bukit + berpuluh-püluh tangga - aaaahhhh.....saya mmg tension masa ni, apesal laaaa raja german ni suka sgt bina istana atas gunung!) menyusahkan rakyat jelata!! nak tak nak, pujuk jer laaa hati utk teruskan naik bukit!
the path to the castle took us approximately 30 minutes walking from the car park. Hohenzollern castle, here we come!
hubby had taken a lot of photos but then most of them are still unedited.
hehe.. anyway, thanks to SYG, anywhere we go for a visit, he'd never forget to bring the tripod along, in that sense... we never miss taken our photos together, right? * wink--- (^_^)
mmm.... i would like to make a short note on this fairy tale castle which was constructed by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussian King and German Emperor.
Hohenzollern Castle
* Located on top of Swabian hill near Hechingen, south of Stuttgart.
* The castle offers a beautiful panoramic countryside views (Hechingen village) and landscape of every direction, with the variety of towers and castle courtyards.
* One of Germany's famous sites.
* The guided tour is only in Germany, however u can buy a book that contains the information of this castle at the ticket centre... and of course it is an English book, or else..mmg x faham pun!
Stuttgart
At about 6 in the evening, we continue our journey to Stuttgart. It is among the busiest city as Stuttgart is the capital state of Baden-Wurtemberg in southern Germany.
I can say that this metropolitan city is similar to Oxford Street in London ataupun mcm Bintang Walk kat Kuala Lumpur. Ya Allah, ramainya org! mcm susah sgt nak jalan, asyik berlanggar bahu jer.
Stuttgart is popularly known of its Mercedes-Benz world. On a total area of approximately 17.000 sq.m. the Mercedes-Benz Museum shows around 160 vehicles on permanent display, including not only the earliest models but also the latest series production vehicles.
I can see that most of the people here are driving Mercedes and even the local taxis are also Merz!
The economic brief
(quoted from http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/ENG/city/wirtschaft.htm)
(quoted from http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/ENG/city/wirtschaft.htm)
* It is considered to be one of the most innovative metropolitan regions in Europe. Around 2.7 million people live here, 1.4 million people work here.
* Around 160,000 companies produce a gross domestic product of 90 billion Euros, which corresponds to that of Finland.
* Around 160,000 companies produce a gross domestic product of 90 billion Euros, which corresponds to that of Finland.
* The Stuttgart region has repeatedly been awarded with the "Award of Excellence for Innovative Regions" of the European Commission.
* Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Bosch, HP/Compaq Deutschland, IBM Deutschland, Agilent Technologies, and many more are among the brands that are well known all over the world.
