Blog: ASSIST Excursion to Kirchheim ob Teck on 12th October 2024
The medieval city of Kirchheim unter Teck
On October 12th we started with a group of 10 students to our excursion to the city of Kirchheim unter Teck – a medieval city between Ulm and Stuttgart. We took the overcrowded train (full of people visiting the Wasen, the Stuttgart small „Oktoberfest“).
Our first destination was the local farmers´ market in the middle oft he city, a place full of tastes, flavours, and colours.
Afterwards a professional guide showed us the city, explained a lot of historic facts and civil and public developments. As he was member of the municipal council we even had the opportunity to climb up the old tower of the town hall having a great panoramic view over the whole Svabian Alb.
Finally we visited a museum of fire brigades, exhibiting old vehicles, techniques and equipments. We could even enter the old fire trucks and put on old uniforms and helmets. We really could imagine how challenging it is to be on duty: Heavy, hot and restricting work clothes, heavy equipment, and the imminent danger.
We even had the luck to watch a fire service drill and could finally visit the modern firebrigade. Active members explained us the modern techniques and were not tired to answer each of our questions. Highly fascinated we returned to Ulm.
