Tübingen

On Thursday 6 December I gave a lecture at the University of Tübingen, which is in the southwest German state of Baden-Württemburg. (The closest major city is Stuttgart.) Tübingen, like Madrid, is also the opposite of Berlin, but in different ways: it is small, both geographically and in terms of population; it is cozy but not that exciting; it is old (dating back to the 11th century, and with much of the architecture from the 15th and 16th centuries); it has narrow, close, winding streets; and it has hills and is generally vertically oriented. This is a view from my hotel room window.


















My lecture was at the Ludwigs-Uhland Institut für Kulturwissenschaft (= cultural studies, approximately), which is in this building:



















This, and several other departments, are located in the old castle. Here's an interesting walkway within it, and a view from one of the garrison slots:
















































This was my hotel: