Something that I have learnt so quickly from travelling is that sometimes the most beautiful places are those off the beaten track. So often you get caught up in these big cities and don't even realize that its only a very small part of a much larger country. When you are travelling alone and are relying on buses, trains and planes to get you around the place it can be so easy to miss these hidden gems. Through out my journey I have meet so many people form all over the world and it seems when you ask them where they are from its always the same sentence... 'well you see.. I'm from a small town' and then they go on to tell you which big city it is close to. And this all makes perfect sense, of course I'm not going to know the name of the small town that they live in so obviously the bigger town it a much better bet. However while I've been in Europe I've made it my mission to visit as many friends that I can and get the chance to see these small towns that otherwise I would have never even thought about.
Which brings me to the town I'm going to tell you about today. This small University town is one other the cutest most fairy tale like places I have seen in a long time. It is the small town of Tübingen, located just under and hour from Stuttgart, Germany. One of my close friends studies at the University here and I was lucky enough to go and visit her. I think the best thing about this was trip was that I had zero expectations of this town, the sole purpose of this trip was just to see my friend but this town was so much more beautiful than I could have ever imagined!
I mean just look at it!
The first day we spent just enjoying each others company and she showed me around the main part of the town. The heart of this place is definitely the river main river where you can ride on gorgeous gondolas or sit on the wall and enjoy an ice-cream from one of the many gelato shops.
The next day we planned to do a walk in the morning to a chapel on the hill. It turned out to be a beautiful day and the sun was so hot, but thankfully the walking is very much through forestry so we were protect most of the way. When we arrived at the Chapel I was blown away with how gorgeous it was, placed perfectly on the hill surrounded by small vineyards, it's honestly like a page out of a fairy tale, absolutely stunning..
