Stuttgart is a major industrial hub and is known for its automotive industry. It is the headquarters of renowned automobile companies such as Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. Our main reason for visiting Stuttgart was to do the Porsche Factory Tour!
Due to tight scheduling, we only had time for a quick lunch. Hence we stopped by tobi’s Snack Königsbau, housed within a food court near the main train station. Other than snack kiosks, their main business is their fast food restaurant where they offer wider variety of food. We ordered the Mini schnitzel and Spätzle – which was served conveniently in a box.
Schnitzel and Spätzle represent classic and comforting German dishes. Spätzle are a type of soft egg noodle, originating from Swabia in Germany. The dough is pushed through a coarse colander to form like short noodles and have a slightly chewy texture. Service was pretty quick and food was reasonable (freshly made, served warm) – though there was nothing to rave about.
As we were still in the state of Baden-Württemberg, local cuisines remained Swabian based and having tasted them for a few days we were excited to see a lot of Asian food options near our hotel.
For our first dinner in Stuttgart, we had takeout of Pad Thai, Fried Chicken Drumlets and Thai Milk Tea from Tiffany Thaistyle. I had craving for fried chicken wings and was looking forward to the ones at Burger King, but I realised that these are no longer available on the menu? (didn’t find them at Frankfurt and Stuttgart outlets). The ones from the Thai establishment were good – especially since it was served with thai sweet chilli sauce, but was a tad costly…
For breakfast, we grabbed a Pistachio Croissant – croissant freshly filled with luscious pistachio crème upon order, when we chanced upon Celebre café.
Tea break at Hugo Boss Times Café, which is housed under the roof of the world’s largest BOSS outlet. The luxury fashion brand is headquartered in Metzingen, Germany.
Linner (Lunch+Dinner) once again featured Asian cuisine.
Spicy Tuna Tartar Tuna, Lime, Daikon-Radish, Sesame, Spring Onions and Curry Bowl Chicken slightly hot curry sauce, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, peas, cauliflower, sprouts, lemongrass, sesame, herbs, jasmine rice.
I guess I’m stuffing myself with Asian food cos I knew we would not have the chance to eat it for the rest of our trip in Berlin and Copenhagen where we already had our meals all planned out. =)
Last meal before leaving Stuttgart, we had Japanese food at Keyaki Japanese Cuisine Restaurant.
A freshly made hot crepe is always a tempting treat for supper. The kiosk located along Königstraße right across the main train station always had a queue when we pass by. We ordered the sweet banana-choco crepe and gobbled it up during our short walk back to our hotel nearby.
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Signed up for the popular Porsche 911/718 factory tour which is held next to the Porsche Museum. There is even a S-Bahn stop named “Porscheplatz” to serve the community. No photos and handphones allowed inside the factory premise while we embarked on a 90-mins tour. We were led through and introduced on the work undertaken by various sections across the multi-storied factory workshop. As almost every part of the car can be customised, there were lots of choices and variation involved in the assembly of each Porsche, from the type/colour of leather used, to customised car paint colour etc. Their definition of customised colour meant you can specify any colour you want and not limited to any catalogue colours.
The workshop was surprisingly not as spacious as I expected it to be. While we were led through the floor space, we had to be wary and keep a lookout of autonomous/human-driven moving “carts” which were used to transport the necessary parts to the assembly team in a “Just-in-Time” manner. There were a few “near misses” where visitors had a close brush with the autonomous “carts”.
It was interesting to get a glimpse behind the scenes of the production process of the legendary 911/718 Cayman. The 911 and 718 sports cars are built side-by-side on one single assembly line. The assembly line for spray painting bodyworks was filled with colourful chassis instead of monotone coloured vehicles. As the chassis moved across the workshop, it gets fitted by various department teams. Since each car differs (hard top vs soft top, left-hand drive vs right-hand drive), the assembly team do not carry out monotonous repetitive work. They need to check the specifications of each car and fit them accordingly. We also saw that ergonomic considerations are a huge feature when designing the workflow here. I would think that if someone placed an order for a Porsche, it might even be possible for him to visit the factory to witness the production of his car!
After ending the factory tour, we visited the Porsche Museum (separate entry fee applies). The exhibition area is filled with an impressive display of legendary racing cars and iconic road models etc.
There are also a few road models for visitors to touch, feel and sit in, just like in a showroom.
There is a Porsche Drive Rental service where public can hire and drive a Porsche for a few hours, a weekend or up to 28 days.
The Porsche Museum and Factory Tour is a captivating attraction for automobile enthusiasts.
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