Reutlingen has changed dramatically in 30 years, and my photos show this change. The population has grown significantly, but the city has not, and thus the traffic is terrible. To the right is a house pictured in the late 1970s that dates back to the 1100s. I couldn't find it on my last two trips, so was unable to make a comparison shot. Plainly visible is the area where another house used to be, and had been torn down.
Below, a part of the old town wall, on the left in 1978 and the right in 2007. This section dates to the 1500s. Notice the changes over the last 30 years... no more cars are allowed to park here!
Left, two views of the Marienkirche, the left from 1978, and the right from 2005. Below are two of the more ornate houses in the city. The one on the right, near the Tubinger Tor, is now a Vietnamese restaraunt, and is indicative of the cultural changes occurring in Germany and Europe in general.
While walking through the town in September 2007, I heard the deep droning sound of aircraft propeller engines. These were no normal engines and clearly sounded military, so my instincts kicked in and I began to scan the sky above. Unfortunately, I didn't have my zoom lens attached and had to settle with the two photos below, but zooming in on the images confirmed my suspicions... this plane was a vintage World War II Junkers 52H transport! This plane, virtually one of a kind, is operated by the German airline company Lufthansa and is used for tours (right). The insets show the zoom in on the planes, and also show the quality of the Sony A100 camera with its Zeiss lenses.
