Nicole Goes To Germany-
09-06-2005, 10:22 PM
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OK, here are some pictures. Let's start with the one requested by John Struthers: The "brains" of German houses. Now, I got that request pretty late, so all I could take a picture of is the house of my dad.
It is about 25 years old, but had floor heating added when Dad purchased it, and recently a sun room was added with automatic awning and windows, controlled by a weather station outside. Two of my friends have these features on their homes as well.
Hope this is what you are looking for, John!
It is about 25 years old, but had floor heating added when Dad purchased it, and recently a sun room was added with automatic awning and windows, controlled by a weather station outside. Two of my friends have these features on their homes as well.
Hope this is what you are looking for, John!
09-06-2005, 10:29 PM
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Here is one more picture for John: The first are old buildings in what used to be Nellingen Barracks. Since the US Army left, the area is called "Scharnhauser Park", a new part of Ostfildern.
Remarkable about these is that they are townhomes built into an old structure. Basically, this is an old shell that has been preserved but is super modern inside. You can see some of the enhancements like the balconies.
This is a good example of how old structues are gutted and brought into the modern times. They are significantly more expensive than new, modern buildings of similar size, but they are original, not imitations of the old.
For comparison, below is a brand new house recently built by a young upper middle class family in a small town where lots are still a little more affordable.
Remarkable about these is that they are townhomes built into an old structure. Basically, this is an old shell that has been preserved but is super modern inside. You can see some of the enhancements like the balconies.
This is a good example of how old structues are gutted and brought into the modern times. They are significantly more expensive than new, modern buildings of similar size, but they are original, not imitations of the old.
For comparison, below is a brand new house recently built by a young upper middle class family in a small town where lots are still a little more affordable.
Last edited by Nicole; 09-06-2005 at 11:15 PM.
09-06-2005, 10:46 PM
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Local 928 owners organized a mini-928-gathering. 5 owners came, with four 928s.
The blue one has been restored by a paint specialist of AMG (Mercedes subsidiary) with Bugatti blue paint. The engine compartment is so clean, you could eat in it. The intake is beautifully polished.
The blue GTS is a 95 model with extremely low miles. It is as close to new as I have seen a 928 in recent years. Gosh, it runs sooo smooth!!!
The blue one has been restored by a paint specialist of AMG (Mercedes subsidiary) with Bugatti blue paint. The engine compartment is so clean, you could eat in it. The intake is beautifully polished.
The blue GTS is a 95 model with extremely low miles. It is as close to new as I have seen a 928 in recent years. Gosh, it runs sooo smooth!!!
09-06-2005, 11:09 PM
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Lastly, a few rare pictures of myself:
1. Downtown Stuttgart, seen from the new municipal museum of modern art - an all glass building (even the floor I'm standing on is glass). In the background you see the "New Residence", which is used for State government administration (the parlament building is behind it, not visible here). You can also see the round tower of the music academy; to the left of it would be the State owned museum of modern art and museum of art, as well as the opera house. Right below my feet is the main shopping strip of Stuttgart, which is more than 2 miles long and only open to pedestrians.
2. (not a very flattering view of me...) The town of Esslingen is further down the Neckar river from Stuttgart. It has a beautiful old fort up on the hill - about 320 steps to climb from down downtown. Unlike Stuttgart, Esslingen did not face much destruction during the 2nd world war, and still has a nice old town. The red building on the left is the old city hall. We used to live about 2 miles up the hill in the background during my elementary school years.
1. Downtown Stuttgart, seen from the new municipal museum of modern art - an all glass building (even the floor I'm standing on is glass). In the background you see the "New Residence", which is used for State government administration (the parlament building is behind it, not visible here). You can also see the round tower of the music academy; to the left of it would be the State owned museum of modern art and museum of art, as well as the opera house. Right below my feet is the main shopping strip of Stuttgart, which is more than 2 miles long and only open to pedestrians.
2. (not a very flattering view of me...) The town of Esslingen is further down the Neckar river from Stuttgart. It has a beautiful old fort up on the hill - about 320 steps to climb from down downtown. Unlike Stuttgart, Esslingen did not face much destruction during the 2nd world war, and still has a nice old town. The red building on the left is the old city hall. We used to live about 2 miles up the hill in the background during my elementary school years.
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09-07-2005, 12:24 AM
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Heinrich asked me to take a pic of the "End of all limits" sign on the German Autobahns. However, this is becoming an endangered species...
.... Actually the second pic of you is quite fetching.
