It's not that common. Off the top of my head I'd say there are just 3 German states where there's a larger city than the state capital (Northrhine-Westphalia: Cologne > Düsseldorf, Hessen: Frankfurt > Wiesbaden, Mecklenburg-West Pommerania: Rostock > Schwerin). Sometimes there are historic reasons for this. Schwerin for example used to be the capital of a duchy before the end of WWI and it just took over that role after the abolition of the monarchy.
And yeah those stickers (supposedly) prevent birds from flying into the glass.
Last edited by The Dear Leader; Jul 29, 2010 at 6:15 PM.
Wiesbaden is cool . It was in the 19 th century one of the most exclusive spa and relax towns and destinations for high ranking monarchs and other very rich people from all over europe and further alongside Baden-Baden like many later it was Monte Carlo /Monaco !
Very nice pictures, I love Wiesbaden. A good friend of my family's used to call it home, and I swear you took a pic of where she lived. This looks so familiar:
Villa Söhnlein-Pabst, which bears a strong resemblance to the White House in Washington DC. Apparently the owner who commissioned it wanted his American wife to feel somewhat at home.
My older brothers were born in the US Air Force Base in Wiesbaden. I was born after my family moved back to the US but interesting to see where they grew up.
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