Ulm Off The Beaten Path

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One of the great things I love about beer-hunting is where the hunt brings me. Let's face it, the average visitor to Ulm will not get to Söflingen and that's exactly where my first brewery brought me. My wife was less than thrilled with the tram ride there. I have to admit it wasn't exactly scenic but the meal and beer was well worth the small effort and even the time that might have been spent seeing more of the town's more renowned sights. While waiting for the tram we noticed a small church and adjoining cemetery and decided to have a peek. It was a simple church but the cemetery was lovely, big leafy trees casting shade on the old tombstones. The most touching one was a jointly buried couple. Though they were both born in 1901, the woman passed away in 1988 while her husband had died in 1945, probably a war casualty despite his advanced years.

If you go to the brewery, you'll see the church and if you're waiting for the tram, it's worth having a look. Otherwise, miss a great meal and beer while missing this cute little cemetery.

Most people are able to take in the beauty of Ulm's Cathedral from the ground, but this is only half the story. There are also two plateaus that you can acheive when you head to the tower. The first is the top story, and the second is making it all the way up to the top of the spire.

Each time, you will get a better and better view of how much work was put into this cathedral. I enjoyed this position, where I was able to see the moss growing on this gargoyle :)

Although if you head to Ulm today you will not be able to see this, I wanted to make sure it was memorialized.

We were able to travel only 2 weeks after the tragedy of September 11th, and the sentiment around the world was that of thanks that Americans had already started travelling again.

Everywhere we went, there were memorials to the tragedy, and Ulm Cathedral had one of the largest ones we had seen. There were balloons, paintings, and candles out in honor.

Not everyone in Ulm however believed that September 11th was a tragedy. If you look closer at some of the signs that were laid before the cathedral, you can see that this sign actually had Osama bin Laden sympathizers!

It reads: Osama is Innocent! Show me the evidence!

Central Library Ulm (Zentralbibliothek) constructed in the form of an imposing pyramid, with a footprint of 28 x 28 m and a total height of more than 36 m. It was officially opened in May 2004. It reminds me the Pyramid at Louvre in Paris. I think it's among the ugliest buildings of the city.
It situated directly adjacent to the historical Town Hall and near Ulm Minster though if I lived in Ulm I wouldn’t like it. The exceptional feature of this building is that its outer façade about 5000 m2 is made of glass.

Vestgasse 1
89073 Ulm

Opening times
10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Tuesday-Friday)
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (Saturday)

You can watch my high resolution photo of Ulm on the Google Earth according to the following coordinates 48° 23' 47.81" N 9° 59' 33.13" E or on my Google Earth Panoramio Zentralbibliothek.

The Town House (Stadthaus Ulm) in my opinion is another (as well as Zentralbibliothek) ugly building in the centre of Ulm. If it was situated in another place I wouldn’t think so, but unfortunately this building of modern architecture is in the centre of Ulm.

The basement houses the permanent exhibition on the archaeology and history of the „Münsterplatz“ and includes exhibits discovered during excavations.

The “Town House” also houses the Ulm/Neu-Ulm Tourist Information Office. Here, a competent team provides information and assistance on any questions and concerns the tourist may have.
Stadthaus
Münsterplatz
89073 Ulm
Opening times
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Monday - Wednesday)
9 a.m - 8 p.m. (Thursday)
9 a.m - 6 p.m. (Friday)
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.(Sun- and Holiday)

You can watch my high resolution photo of Ulm on the Google Earth according to the following coordinates 48° 23' 52.76" N 9° 59' 26.88" E or on my Google Earth Panoramio Stadthaus.

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If you live in Moscow you needn't go to Ulm so often because there is a part of Ulm in the Moscow Pushkin Museum of Art.
When I was young and visited this museum I couldn't even dream to see the originals of the beautiful replicas of Ulm's Minster masterpieces which I used to see in the museum.
You can watch them on my photos. I'm proud that I saw them in Ulm in original!

12 Volkhonka St., Moscow
(tel.: +7 495 609-95-20, +7 495 697-95-78, +7 495 697-74-12),
Metro station: "Kropotkinskaya".
Ticket price for foreign visitors 400 rubles (10 euro) for adults,
200 rubles for schoolchildren, students and pensioners.
Attention! Ticket prices for exhibitions might differ from those for permanent collections.
Visitors are offered audio guides in Russian, English, German, French and Italian.
Many exciting tours are on offer!

Open daily from 10 am to 7 pm
Thursdays from 10 am to 9 pm
Closed Monday

+7 (495) 609-95-20

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The Valentine Chapel (Valentinskapelle) to the South of the Minster Choir was founded in 1458 by the patrician family Rembold as a burial chapel, whereby a wine cellar (1290) from Cloister Bebenhausen was used as a vault.
After the reformation, fat was sold in the chapel, resulting in it being called locally the “Schmalzhäusle”.

Münsterplatz/Kramgasse

You can watch my high resolution photo of Ulm on the Google Earth according to the following coordinates 48° 23' 53.50" N 9° 59' 37.04" E or on my Google Earth Panoramio Valentinskapelle .