"Fischer Viertel (fishermen's quarter)" is a part of the historical area in the city. There are lots of beautiful half-timbered houses, cobblestone alleys and little bridges. It's said that it is a must-visit place for tourists during their stay in Ulm.

Once you go into the historical area, you are likely to see lots of attractive spots.

The highlight of the "Fischer Viertel (fishermen's quarter)" is the "Schiefes Haus (Crooked House)" and it is one of the landmarks in Ulm.
It is a half-timbered house dating back to 14th century and as its name suggests, the house is inclined toward the river. It was renovated in 1995 and it has since been used as a hotel, "Hotel Crooked House".

Will someone tell me what are these bird-shaped objects and what they're for?

The statue of two men and three pigs is good but what's it for?

The inscription in German says:
Dr Metzgr ond dr Baur
beim
Handl om dui Sau

Can someone help me?
By the way, here used to be a marketplace called "pig market". Ulm isn't well known to Japanese. It isn't often featured in a Japanese guidebook about Germany. Indeed, there were only two pages about Ulm on my tourist guidebook, although my guidebook was the most popular one in Japan! So there were a lot of things that I didn't know much about!!

"Fischer Viertel (fishermen's quarter)" is a popular tourist attraction however, turning off the main street, there are lots of quiet streets along the stream with a locally residential atmospehre.

This big waterwheel is also a landmark of Ulm. The waterwheel looks as if it has a wonderful medieval atmosphere in the picture but in fact, it is in the shadow of the busy roadway, so I was a little disappointed.

Metzgerturm(Butcher's tower)
Legend says that the tower was named after the butchers. A long time ago, Ulm faced a food crisis. Butchers in the town made smaller sausages than usual and sold them at a higher price. People were very angry and they packed into the butchers shops. Lots of butchers escaped into the top of this tower, so the tower is still inclined! Whether true or not, the story is very interesting.
Going through the tunnel under the tower, you will arrive at Ulm's red brick city wall along the Danube river, the longest river in the European Union.

Once again I saw bird-shaped objects on the street!
What is it? A Sparrow?
Come to think of it, I saw lots of thief-sparrows at the restaurant!!

Luckily, I found an Indian restauran near my hotel! I thouhgt I'd had enough of German food!!