Day 11: Institute for Plasma Physics

This morning we went to the University of Munich to have lunch in their cafeteria and tour the Institute of Plasma Physics.  Specifically, we toured the facilities that house their Tokamak.

http://www.ipp.mpg.de/16195/asdex

Afterward, we went to slides at their math building, which go from the fourth floor to the ground.

Ultimately, we ended up in the English Garden and enjoyed its beauty.

6 walking miles logged.

Update: Photos available here.

Day 10: BMW Factory & Museum Tours

Today, we toured both the factory and the museum for BMW.  It is the last of the car tours.

We then went next door to the Olympisturm, i.e. Olympic Tower (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympiaturm).

8 walking miles logged.

Update:  Pictures available here.

Day 9: Ulm / Munich

We traveled by train to Ulm.  All students walked up the Ulm Cathedral steeple...768 steps!

Then, we went trained on to Munich and enjoyed a very wet and cold walking tour with our tour guide.  Well, perhaps not all enjoyed it!

9 walking miles logged today.

Update:  Pictures available here.

Day 8: Sinsheim Technik Museum

We successfully traveled to Sinsheim with the goal of showing the students this crazy "Technik" museum.

So many things (collections) with no seeming organization...airplanes mounted multiple stories in the air...climb the stairs to get in them...slide the slides to get down! 

Coin operated fair-type rides...

A strange and interesting museum with fun for most...

7 miles of walking today...

From Ed:  Today was basically a free day in Stuttgart.  Andi and I got up early to meet our friend at a Church downtown.  To our surprise, they had a live orchestra playing Mozart's requiem for Pentecost!  Amazing.  Later we met the students and took off for the Sindsheim Technick musuem.  We had to make a couple of tight connections to get there in a timely manner, but we made it in about 90 minutes.  When we arrived, they were having a Mustang car show with hundreds of classic and new Mustangs from all over Europe.  The museum itself is more of a collection, a few Cadillacs, some tanks, airplanes, a sewing machine collection, giant marine engines, bikes, and chainsaws.  They have a Concord mounted above the museum in flight and you can walk around in it.  The highlights included giant adult slides and an automated boat jump ride.  We made it back to Stuttgart and chilled out for a while because Monday is a big day.

Photos available here.

Day 7: Mercedes-Benz & Porsche Museums

We had a wonderful day touring the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche museums - gift shops, history, cars, technology, energy, and more mass transit opportunities as a large group!

Approaching 6 walking miles.

Update: Photos available here.

Day 6: Fraunhofer ISE - Freiburg / Stuttgart

We began the day visiting Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy...interesting concepts were presented and much was learned.

Afterward, we traveled via train to Stuttgart.  We had one exciting time changing trains in Karlsruhe in less than five minutes between 4 platforms.  This group is doing very well keeping together and understanding what is needed for the group to move around successfully.

Once in Stuttgart, we oriented them with a laundromat...the local downtown area with restaurants and shops...and the local transit system.  

We logged 8.5 walking miles...some of which was with our backpacks/ luggage...

Tomorrow, we have a later morning start of 9:45am.

Update:  A few pictures now online here.

Day 5: Strasbourg, France

We spent the day in Strasbourg, France for cultural exploration.  Many went to the top of the church tower of the Strasbourg Cathedral.  All explored the UNESCO World Heritage site - Grande Île.  Croissants, biscuits, crepes, escargot were also enjoyed.  All are very tired and should sleep well this evening.

Approaching 6 walking miles.

Update: Photos available here.