Today I went for a walk in Boeblingen and took a few pictures. I will also share some history on the city from people I have talked to and the Wiki page...Supposedly Boeblingen has been a city since 1253 but there was not much growth until mid 1800's. Then during WWII bombs destroyed 70% of the area. There was a burst of growth in the 1970's and Boeblingen is often criticized for being an ugly city because it was build quickly and sloppily. The locals in neighboring cities do not think highly of the downtown area. Today the population is about 47,500. Boeblingen is the home for the US base Panzer Kaserne and the center for computer and automobile industries. I've been told that this area contains the highest percentage of PHD's in Germany. Nerds!
I've been spending lots of time on the city's website to find things to do and I am signing up to volunteer next week. Hopefully they have a city project going on that I can get involved in.
In the city's park by the lake I found this awesome playground. I would have climbed up to go down the slide but it was cold and there were 15 or so senior citizens out for a walk in the park that probably would have given me the stink eye.
I have also been meaning to post the following picture because I find it hilarious. This was taken on a Saturday at the Real store that I have mentioned before. Like most German stores, the carts are managed in an Aldi fashion and you are responsible for attaching and releasing your cart from the chain with the insertion of a Euro coin.
I consider this proof that PHD's are not all that smart and maybe it is worth the cost for the store to hire a cart collector. I mean I know the cars are small but still...
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