Today, we took the U-Bahn to Ruhbank and walked the few meters to the entrance of TV-Tower Stuttgart.

Let me share some fun facts with you before we enter TV-Tower Stuttgart:

• it is 217 meters/710 feet high
• it was the very first TV-Tower constructed in reinforced concrete
• it was built within 20 months
• the engineer that constructed the tower was Fritz Leonhardt
• the tower was opened on February 5th, 1956
• the construction cost 4.2 million Deutsche Mark

Not too bad, right? OK, let’s move on.

As it was early in the day, we didn’t have to line up and could walk in nearly right away. The cash point is located in a little gift shop where you find lot’s of cute little things, all related to the tower of course

After we had a look around, it was time to hop into the elevator and fly up the 217 meters to the top of TV-Tower Stuttgart.

Even though it was not the clearest day, the sight was good from the top of the tower.

Check out Schlossplatz with the Königsbau on the left and the Neue Schloss on the right:

And here is the stadium of Stuttgart, the Mercedes-Benz Arena:

And do you know where that is?

I am sure you recognize the colorful buildings of the Marktplatz in the center of the picture, the white  tower of the city hall on the left, and the Stiftskriche in the back.

And here comes one more beautiful spot: the Karlshöhe:

Yep, I liked it a lot up there!

(Before you ask – we got balloons at the entrance because the Fernsehturm is celebrating its 60th anniversary! Happy birthday Fernsehturm!! )

As it got a bit cold after a while, we decided to visit the Panorama Café.

We were lucky to get a table. It was crowded up there. I saw that the group next to us had made reservations for a table in advance. That’s definitely a good idea if you guys want to visit the tower and intend on having a break in the café.

The Panorama Café is open until 11 pm everyday and they even serve cocktails up there! A great location for an after-work drink, don’t you think?!

But it was only around noon, so only coffee and hot elderflower tea with a view for us

We had a great time at the top of TV-Tower Stuttgart. Bye bye, Fernsehturm – see you again soon!

The Fernsehturm is open from 10 am to 11 pm during the week and from 9 am to 11 pm on Saturday and Sunday.

The entrance fee is 7 Euro for adults and 4 Euro for students and kids between 6 and 15. They also offer special prices for groups, early birds or night owls. Check out their website for more details.

More information about:

Fernsehturm Stuttgart (only in German)

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Even the walk from the station through the park is very nice by itself:

Can you guess why this place is called Valley of the Roses? 😉 And it’s just the season for them, they are blooming everywhere. So beautiful!

We found a space under a huge tree where there was enough shade to provide shelter for about 50 (!!) people. And then the course started. I liked the teacher very much. She had a relaxing voice and led through the different poses very smoothly.

Yoga under the open sky feels sooooo different to yoga at a studio. You smell the grass, feel a cool breeze on your skin sometimes and the ground is so soft.

I really enjoyed it.

That’s what you see while doing the downward dog. Better than the white sealing of a yoga studio, isn’t it?! 😉

Even though we were quite a big group, the lesson was very relaxing. Everybody had enough space for him- or herself.

After a bit more than one hour, the class was finished. Some people stayed on their mats afterwards but my friends and I decided to head over to the “Höhencafe“, a little restaurant which is overlooking the Tal der Rosen.

Up there, you have a very nice view; over the park and all the way to the Fernsehturm (tv tower).

Next to the view, the food is really nice, too! 🙂

I had Flädle (pancake) with goats cheese…

… and my friends ordered Apfelstrudel (apple strudel)…

… and Maultaschen (Swabian ravioli):

We sat there, enjoyed the yummy food and watched the sun turning the tv tower pink.

What a lovely evening!

Free Yoga classes and the other courses are provided by Stuttgarter Amt für Sport und Bewegung in cooperation with Sportkreis Stuttgart, SportCodex and some sport clubs. The classes will be held under good weather conditions until the end of September. The directions are given in German. If you don’t speak German, talk to the instructor at the beginning, so he or she can advise you, have a special eye on you and switch to English when needed.

More information about:

Sport im Park (only in German)

Höhencafe Killesberg (only in German)

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