Junket to Austria Photo Gallery - Ulm, Germany

Home to the World's Tallest Cathedral and a Bread Museum

1-2 August 2003

Hotel View Ulm Cathedral and McDonald's as seen from hotel	Hotel & Train Station	Einstein Monument... and McDonald's! The monument marks the location of the house where Albert Einstein was born in 1879. The house was destroyed during World War II. The next summer, Nick saw a giant Einstein in Washington, DC.
Ulm Cathedral Measuring 528 feet (161 meters) in height, the Ulm Cathedral is the tallest in the world. It was constructed between 1377 and 1890 and can hold some 20,000 people - double the town's population when the interior was completed in 1417.	Ulm Cathedral Construction was stopped in 1543 following the beginning of the Reformation. Construction does not appear to have resumed until 1844 after centuries of war and most of the town had converted to Protestantism.	Ulm Cathedral Some of the intricate detail above the entrance, dating from 1417-1422. Although 85% of the Old Town was destroyed during World War II, the Cathedral survives virtually unscathed.
Ulm Cathedral Interior - toward the altar	Ulm Cathedral Interior - toward the rear	Ulm Cathedral Interior
Cathedral stairs	View from Cathedral	View from Cathedral
View from Cathedral Hotel & Train Station	View from Cathedral The two most visible churches are the Church of St. Paul (Protestant garrison church, left) and the Church of St. George (Catholic garrison church, right), on opposite sides of the Old Cemetary (trees).	View from Cathedral
View from Cathedral	The last flight of stairs Visitors can climb the 768 steps to a height of 143 meters (469 feet).	Kaiser Wilhelm I Monument King of Prussia from 1861, Kaiser Wilhelm I became the first German Emperor (Kaiser) in 1871 following the brief Franco-Prussian War. He reigned until 1888 - which became known as the "Year of Three Emperors" when his son Friedrich III died after a mere 99 day reign and was succeeded by his son, Kaiser Wilhelm II (the last Kaiser).
The Ulm Cathedral, located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, is viewed across the Danube from Neu-Ulm, Bavaria. Originally a free city, Ulm lost half of its municipal territory to Bavaria when Napoleon redrew the borders in 1810.	Hot Air Baloon Viewed along the Danube in Neu-Ulm.	Hot air baloons over the Danube Europe's second-longest river, the Danube ("Donau" in German) flows from Germany's Black Forest to the Black Sea. It flows through nine countries and major cities including Ulm, Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade.
Found: Pepsi Compound in Europe	Smart Car	German Bread Museum Housed in the Salzstadel, originally a salt storehouse constructed in 1592, the Museum of Bread Culture presents the 8,000 year story of bread.
Bread Museum	Bread Museum	Bread Museum
Bread Museum A Fifth Century Pretzel	Bread Museum	Bread Museum
Train leaving Ulm This is the one that sent me off on the grand adventure to Munich via Dinkelscherben	View from train	View from train

For more information, visit:
The City of Ulm
Frommer's Ulm