Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Stuttgart, and on to Koln

Stayed with friends in Stuttgart for a few days, who offered to take me to the Mercedes Museum. I agreed only after they assured me that it was as much about history as about cars.
My dear friends Matthias and Roger, in front of the Mercedes Museum.

On our way to the museum, Roger turned to me and said, "I guess to you, going here is like visiting Mordor!"

Super-cool Mercedes from the 1930s! (Highest speed ever attained on a public road - to this day:268mph) 
Some of their cars were pretty cool - especially the older models. Though Roger's assessment was actually pretty accurate. The founders of Mercedes were the first to invent the internal combustion engine, it turns out.