The view from above

This is an inner courtyard of the Hannover Rathaus. [An outside view of the Rathaus] The Rathaus is a government building in Hannover that also has a bit of tourist stuff. Inside there are four large models of Hannover. Each of the 10'x10' models depicts the city at a different point in its history. Visitors also have the ability to ride in an elevator that goes to the top of the dome. The elevator is a little bit frightening because it is not just an angled elevator, it changes its path as it goes. When you get on, you can look up through the cieling and see the tracks above you and they are not straight. They also do not follow the curve of the dome. They are very squiggly-wiggly.

Two friends, and I went there a couple weeks ago and I made this shot. It was the first time I had ever been up in the tower of the Rathaus even though it is one of only 3 or 4 tourist activities to do in Hannover. The view of the town is pretty good because the Rathaus is one of the tallest buildings in town, but there's not really all that many 'spectacular' things to see from up there either.