Day trip to Ulm

This weekend's day trip was to Ulm. We intended to go on Saturday, but the weather forecast was calling for scattered thunderstorms with Sunday's weather just a light rain throughout the day. Low and behold, Saturday's weather would have been a bit better for exploring Ulm, but how were we to know? 

We started our trip off with a visit to the Bread museum. This museum combined two things I enjoy--bread and art. What an interesting concept, right? I did not take many pictures inside, but the two pictures above were taken there. One of my favorite sections of the museum was a display with pairings of chairs and types of bread showing how design of chairs and design of bread can vary. 

The museum admission price was inexpensive and it included a self-guided audio tour. We didn't listen to many of the recordings, but it was nice to have them. It was offered in both German and English. Plus there was a parking garage right next to the museum. 

Ulm is known for this church. It was a little rainy when we walked up to it but you can still see that it is massive. 

I love visiting churches throughout Europe. Just look at some of the amazing art and craftsmanship featured! 

After visiting Rothenburg, it's hard to find the same beautiful setting around every corner. But Ulm had some fun buildings and streets. 

Charles enjoyed an espresso (so tiny) and I had an Aperol Spritz! Despite being in Germany, I felt very Italian with our beverages.

Our day trip ended with traditional German lunch and man was it delicious! It didn't hurt that it was a bit past lunchtime and I was hungry! Charles tried a traditional dish from this part of Germany (Swabian) called maultaschen. The story behind the dish is really fun. You can read about it here. I had lentils, spätzle and sausage. It was so filling and there was enough for leftovers. 

Unfortunately on our way home we hit quite a bit of traffic so it took us about twice as long to get home as it took to get to Ulm. All part of the journey, right?