The day of the open monuments

Anna and me felt still quite weak with our colds. But the sun was shining bright, and we just couldn't stay inside the house all day. Volker had gone for a long ride with his bike and some mate, and Alex was in Cologne with his friends since more than 20 years, Benny, Toby and Marc.
So we browsed the web for ideas, and found it was the day of the open monuments. Checking closer for open air monuments, we chose the Lapidarium. It is open in summer every day, but somehow we had never been there before. And it was well worth a visit. Looked like someone had been sorry for lots of stone monuments, doorframes, gravestones and alike, and couldn't resist collectng them when the houses were demolished. And then they had been set up in this garden in the middle of Stuttgart.
From there we moved further up the Karlshöhe where we had been so often when living in Senefelderstraße 1981 until 1988, going to the playgrounds almost every day in summer. The beergarden on top of the hill has a splendid view over the valley, and the food was great as well. We had Apfelsaftschorle and Wurstsalat, suebian summer tasties.
Then on through the city, passing the castle, a few musuems, the opera and the theatre, checking the program for the next weeks. Whilst in Stuttgart, I might as well enjoy the cultural ife. The opera house is one of the best in Germany!
After three hours of strolling, we felt really tired again and took the tram back home, where we had a lazy sunday afternoon and evening. It was still quite warm outside, and will be all next week. So let's enjoy the last days (and nights) of summer! :)