Stories along the way

Warm pretzels

Greta: The first pretzels of the day are out of the oven and the crew at Feuerwache has not eaten. Can you take them over?

Greta

Flour from the river boats

Greta: New flour came in on a barge at River boats. The sacks are thin, drive gently or tomorrow's bread will not rise.

Greta

Morning bread at the clinic

Greta: The night nurses at Klinikum order seeded bread every morning. Get it there before the shift changes.

Greta

Bread for the cathedral feast

Greta: This year I am baking the giant loaf for the feast at Cathedral. It must arrive whole, not a chip.

Greta

Pretzels for the police station

Aunt Greta: The police worked the whole night shift. Take them some pretzels, would you?

Greta

Bread for the tour boats

Aunt Greta: The morning boat wants more bread. Hurry, it is about to leave

Greta

The stopped clock

Anselm: The cathedral tower clock has stood still for three days and I cannot climb the tower any more. Go and look for me?

Anselm

Brass gears

Anselm: The machinist at Werkstatt Ost has turned my brass gears. Bring them to Cathedral, and do not chip the small ones.

Anselm

The tower key

Anselm: The key to the machine room has been lost since my father's day. Old folk say it fell near the crypt gate under the clock tower.

Anselm

The clock runs again

Anselm: At noon the clock will strike again. Stand at Cathedral square and take a photo for my album.

Anselm

The little bell

Anselm: The little bell is cast. A knock would spoil its note, so drive gently

Anselm

Sketch of the castle

Lena: I am an apprentice stone restorer and my first job is to draw the Castle ruin. Could you take me? I do not know the way.

Lena

Master's hammer and chisels

Lena: My master left his chisels at Werkstatt Ost and I must work at the castle tomorrow morning. Can you bring them?

Lena

View over the vineyards

Lena: I need an angle with the castle and the vineyards together. Let us go to Vineyard crest.

Lena

The old tram depot

Lena: My last job is a report on old places worth keeping. They say an abandoned tram depot is somewhere around here. Find it, then come back for a photo at the square.

Lena

The town from the glass tower

Lena: The last sketches: the new town from the glass tower and the old town from the castle

Lena

Parts for Garage West

Otto: Garage West borrowed some parts. Take them over. Our two garages have helped each other for three generations.

Otto

Papers from the showroom

Otto: A customer bought a car at Autohaus. Fetch the papers and the spare key for me.

Otto

Engine test on the vineyard hill

Otto: The engine I just tuned should climb past 120. Show me at the start of Vineyard hill climb.

Otto

Keys for the wedding car

Otto: Tomorrow there is a wedding at Cathedral. The old car is ready at Garage West. Bring the keys to the groom.

Otto

A customer's car from the Autohaus

Otto: A customer bought a new car and wants me to check it first. Not a scratch

Otto

Winter tyres

Otto: The new winter tyres are here. Slide a bit and show me how they grip

Otto

Arrive in Altstadt

Lena: Rosa called to say you were coming. These cobbles were not laid for speed, so drive in slowly

Getting to know Altstadt

Lena: People here love the old town more than fast cars. Go and see why

First job in Altstadt

Lena: A stall at the old market needs goods taken to the cathedral square. Mind they do not get bruised

The cobblestone ring

Otto: The cobble ring is slipperier than it looks. Show me two laps

The speciality of Altstadt

Lena: The tour boats are waiting for the market's goods. Deliver on time and the town council will start to listen to us

Market to castle

Otto: The Burgring Boys say a seaside driver cannot handle cobbles. Go and prove them wrong

Secrets of Altstadt

Lena: Under the clock tower there is an old gate where the old town's cup was once kept. Go and look for me

The vineyard hill

Lena: Take the vineyard hill speed camera cleanly, then run from Garage West to the glass tower

Autobahn and vineyards

Otto: Thirteen kilometres of autobahn and vineyards. If you still have something left at the end, you are ready for the cup

The big job of Altstadt

Lena: The council wants a gift taken from the boats to the glass tower garden. Do it and the cup comes back

Altstadt Cup

Lena: Three races: the cobbles, the streets and the long loop. I have waited twenty years for this