1Österberg Tower Originally built as the Kaiser Wilhelm Tower in 1891 on Österberg hill to the east of Tübingen's old centre. From 1963 to the advent of DVB television it was used as a TV transmission tower.
2 View towards Tübingen Castle
3 View towards the Swabian hills
4 View down the hill
5 View towards the Swabian hills
6 An elegant old house with a French touch on the Österberg (Tübingen was part of the French occupation zone), sadly now derelict.
7 There are a lot of impressive villas on the Österberg. This one is reminiscent of Schloss Solitude castle in Stuttgart.
8 Schottland student fraternity house.
9 Schottland student fraternity house. You can tell it's a student residence - they order their beer by the barrel...
10 Distinctive tree
11"Gebäude auf dem Sand" Originally built between 1935 and 1940 as a military hospital, it is now used by Tübingen University.
12 View down the hill - this time with kite
13 Unsurprisingly, this is a popular spot for flying kites
