Above: Ulm and the Danube.
In Ulm, this Monday is a festival called "Schwörmontag" or Swear-Monday, in which the mayor of the city has to swear to uphold its laws and so on. This started in the 14th century after a controversy between the patricians and guilds of the city (thanks, Wikipedia).
The whole weekend is filled with festivities so be prepared for photos.
On the Saturday night before Schwörmontag they put on this spectacle called Lichteserenade (light serenade) in which thousands of candles float down the Danube.
We had a great view from the balcony of an apartment building in Neu-Ulm (Neu-Ulm is the city across the Danube from Ulm--Ulm is in Baden-Württemberg, Neu-Ulm in Bavaria).
In prominent view is the Ulmer Münster. Its steeple makes it the tallest church in the world, and don't you forget it!
The first boats going up the Danube--they released the lights.
Lieder zum Wandern und für frohe Stunden
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