| Page Views: 250 Last Visit to Ulm: August, 2007 I Used To Live Here | The World's highest Church Spire and the Sparrows by Kakapo2 - last update: Mar 15, 2009 |
This picture says and has it all: the world's highest church spire, the sparrow, symbol of the city, and the grey building in the background is the head office of Sparkasse Ulm where I still have my German bank account ;-))) So you see, somehow I will always stay in touch with the place where I lived for nearly 24 years before I emigrated to New Zealand ;-) Money keeps us together - if it just were more!
No, seriously, Ulm is getting more beautiful by the day, and I do not understand why it is not compulsory for every Germany tourist to visit and at least climb the 768 steps up to the viewing platform of the Cathedral (Ulmer Münster). The spire BTW is 161.53 metres high and therefore three metres higher than the Dome in Cologne, just to clarify this - because far too many people think Cologne's cathedral is higher. And BTW number two: Although Cologne's Altstadt is nice, Ulm's historic city centre is even nicer ;-))) We just do not produce Eau de Cologne, the football team is worse, and whoever wants to get drunken does not need an excuse or justification like Cologne's Carnival ;-)
The other thing is about the sister-city Neu-Ulm on the other side of the Danube (Donau). The river separates the place and creates a difficult co-existence, regarding administration and organisation: Ulm belongs to the state of Baden-Württemberg, Neu-Ulm to Bavaria. And the joke is true: The best thing about Neu-Ulm is the view to Ulm :-) |
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Update March 2009
I needed a change from permanently writing about New Zealand (still soooo much to write about LOL), so I have now started to work on my Ulm page.
I started with a General Tip in which I explain why the sparrow is the symbol of the city, and the people are called Sparrows. Let me already give you a hint: It is not very flattering for the people...
Now I am adding slowly more and more tips and stories, memories and my favourite spots of the place I once called home.
I do not have digital photos of everything I will write about. But my next Germany visit (end of August until early October this year) is not really far away, and you can be sure that I will spend several days in Ulm. I am sure my remaining "spies" can also take photos if I urgently need one ;-)
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| Pros: | "Beautiful, romantic, cyclist- and pedestrian-friendly, with beautiful suburbs" | | Cons: | "Often foggy because of its three rivers; too far away from my new home" | | In A Nutshell: | "Forever in my heart" |
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wabIV Wed Aug 19, 2009 16:56 UTC
Wow! Thank you for all the great information about Ulm. I'm looking forward to my visit in September. I'll be sure to climb all 768 steps in the main spire. | gilabrand Mon May 18, 2009 06:09 UTC
Loved the sparrow essay! | ranger49 Fri Mar 13, 2009 23:17 UTC
A very interesting page. I'll be back for more another day! | Arkeolog Fri Mar 13, 2009 16:37 UTC
Hi, your page is great with good photos and nice tips. Also it brings my Ulm memories back. tahnks for sharing. best wishes. Bora |
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