{"id":29940,"date":"2022-09-04T01:59:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T15:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=29940"},"modified":"2023-01-22T17:42:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T06:42:52","slug":"stuttgart-germany-%f0%9f%87%a9%f0%9f%87%aa-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=29940","title":{"rendered":"Stuttgart, Germany \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 1-2nd September 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 90 kms from Ulm to Stuttgart   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited:  Stuttgart and Mercedes-Benz Museum    <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Stuttgart Camping, \u20ac12, N48.79390, E09.21870<\/a>  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 100 days @ \u20ac108 per day<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pam is off to the pool for another swim I still feel a little off so I give the pool a miss and ready the Hymer for the road. There was a long queue for the services here in Ulm yesterday so when I saw them free this morning I nudge the Hymer in and got the job done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst the distance to Stuttgart was relatively short the drive takes us two hours due to an extensive detour and a long traffic snag on the A8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stuttgart<\/a> is a large sprawling industrial city of more than 5 million people. It\u2019s the capital of the Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg state of Germany. Why are we here, well Stuttgart is the home to both Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, each has a world class museum here in Stuttgart. As we visited the Ferdinand Porsche Museum in Salzburg some years ago, it\u2019s Mercedes turn today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So once we’ve settled into the cities only campsite (certainly nothing special) we walk off along the Mercedesstra\u00dfe passed Mercedes-Benz Arena to the Mercedes-Benz Museum<\/a>. You know who owns the town. It\u2019s a 15 minute walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The museum is an architectural masterpiece to be frank with you, but what else would you expect. We pay \u20ac6 each for our tickets (seniors) and go exploring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After taking the futuristic elevator to the top the museum it is all downhill. In brief the information panels and audio guide detail the early lives and achievements of engineers Daimler and Benz, the merger of their business\u2019 and the creation of Mercedes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The museum only details the history of Mercedes-Benz up to 2002, obviously keeping a 20 year divide between history and today\u2019s current fleet. Although the company has a dealership with all the latest offerings next door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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