"Green balloons" Top 5 Page for this destination Stuttgart Local Custom Tip by Nemorino

At the end of the demonstration the people spread out around three sides of the station and at a signal released hundreds of green balloons into the sky.

On the green balloons it says "K21", which is the alternative proposal to "S21".

The K in "K21" stands for Kopfbahnhof, the German word for terminal. Since 1996 (!) the opponents of the projected underground mini-station have been proposing instead to modernize and optimize the existing ground level terminal, which they say would be cheaper, faster, safer and more effective than digging 33 km of tunnels and putting everything underground.

I took these photos at the north end of the station. It was here that one entire wing of the station was demolished starting on August 25, 2010, despite the protests of thousands of demonstrators.

Second photo: More green balloons in the sky above the station, or rather above the gap where the north wing of the station used to be.

Third photo: A band playing as the balloons were going up. My photos are from July 9, 2011.

GPS 48°47'5.16" North; 9°10'50.85" East

Website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vREMaRlInF0&feature=related