Google Translate, in human form!

So last week's event was a trip to Stuttgart on Thursday.  Here is a short list of adjectives to describe the day and the city:

• Long - we left at 7 and returned at about 9
• Cold - Germany + November = No surprises
• Cool - not to be confused with the above - I got to sit on the back seat of the coach, go me.
• Beautiful - the Mercedes Benz Museum - a large building full of gorgeous cars
• Impressively rebuilt - after a certain event in history the city's noteworthy buildings (Altes Schloß, Neues Schloß etc) were restored and rebuilt and now look as if said event didn't happen.
• Baffling - Our 'guides' were two staff of the university, one who spoke in German the whole time (we happen to know his English is perfect) and one who used English words (just not necessarily the right ones in the right order Orla  likened her to a human google translate).
• Political - An interesting visit to the Landtag of Baden-Württenburg to watch some people talk to each other, use their iPads and, in once case, read the paper; be corrected on our sitting down and listen to the Representative from Konstanz (a Green, since you ask).
• Delicious - First Glühwein of the season!

All in all a good day.  What's really exciting though is that I'm getting a visitor today - yes someone is coming all the way to Germany with the expressed purpose of seeing me, despite this blog.  Amazing isn't it?

Anyway here are some pictures of Stuttgart, or more accurately some cars and the city they were in: