Today was our last official day of the trip to Germany. Seeing as this was our last and most emptiest day here, I decided I would try to fulfill a lifelong goal of mine and go to a Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga soccer match at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund. I was planning on taking the [...]
Author: Gabe MacPhail
Day 6: Munich
What an unforgettable day. We started our morning by taking the tram to the Allianz Arena, home of FC Bayern Munich. I'm an absolutely huge soccer fan, so this tour was especially cool. Even though I'm a fan of Chelsea FC, I still love going on stadium tours of other teams. One of my hobbies [...]
Day 5: Reutlingen/Munich
After an early morning walk to the Reutlingen HBF, we boarded a train back to Stuttgart, and then onwards to Munich. After we dropped our stuff at the hotel, we headed to the Olympic Park area of Munich, but more importantly to the BMW headquarters and museum. This was one of the absolute highlights of [...]
Day 4: Reutlingen
We headed back to the University of Reutlingen today for our workshop at Werk 150. We spent the day learning about AI, Blockchain, Cobots, and how they relate to manufacturing and production. Our German hosts were super fun to be around and made the experience all the more enjoyable. After we had finished for the [...]
Day 3: Stuttgart/Reutlingen
After an early morning in Stuttgart, we boarded a bus to head to what’s been my favorite part of this trip so far, the Mercedes Benz plant. I really enjoyed watching the massive shaping machines they had in the factory. It absolutely blows my mind how many pieces there are in a car, and yet [...]
Day 2: Stuttgart
During our first full day in Stuttgart, we took a sightseeing bus around the city. We went through the main central area, as well as the hills and brick building district. It was interesting because a lot of us mentioned the architecture reminded us of San Francisco, since both parts of the cities are built [...]
Day 1: Stuttgart
Day 1: After arriving in Stuttgart via train last night, it was great to finally meet everyone and get the trip underway. After getting lunch at a pizza place with Alex, I met up with the rest of the group and went on a walking tour around Stuttgart. We learned about the city’s past and [...]
