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Ulm, old and new 新舊交錯的烏爾姆

The weather was still treating us relatively well at the start of November. To help to kill the time of the first weekend, with a bank holiday (All Saints’ Day on 1st November) followed by a Sunday, I gathered a few friends for a visit to Ulm. It’s one of the few times we managed to step outside Bavaria on a day trip – well, just outside. Ulm is officially in the neighbouring state of Baden-Württemberg but hugs right at the border with Bavaria. 剛踏入十一月時天氣還不算太冷,加上十一月第一天是萬聖節假期,第二天是星期日,不想連續悶兩天,所以約了朋友到烏爾姆(Ulm)一遊。烏爾姆剛好位於巴伐利亞州和巴登符騰堡州(Baden-Württemberg)的交界,而又屬於後者,所以是次旅遊也算得上穿州過省! Ulm is supposed to be famous for being the birthplace of Einstein and home to the tallest church in the world, but seems to be shy of the Einstein connection. This monument which marked the house where Einstein was born was tucked beside the main street with its description facing the other side of the street. No wonder we had to turn full circle (literally!) before we realised what it was. 烏爾姆之所以有名,一來是愛因斯坦的出生地,二則有最世界最