Heidelberg

A romantic town filled with gothic and baroque architecture. The Neckar river cuts through the town, and from its banks, there is a very nice view of the Heidelberg Schloss (Castle), which looms high above town at the top of a large hill. A few times each year, you can view the “Castle Illumination”, with consists of a fireworks display made to look like a battle between invaders on the bridge, and those defending the Castle.

I was spending 3 days here in Heidelberg, and walking from the Hauptbahnhof, I found a hotel right to the right side. Walking in, I check in like normal, get my things taken care of in my room and begin my venture out onto the town. Since the train station is so close to the market square (you can make it there in about 15 minutes walking slowly), I decided to walk down there and of course I was very impressed. Later on that night I was tired so I went back to the hotel and decided to have a beer in the bar of the hotel. After some time two really drunk German dudes come down and also have an order of Warsteiner, I think. Eventually we get to talking somewhat since my German isn’t super, and neither were their English. They asked me to come up to their room saying “Mit kommen.” So, thinking that was a little weird, I followed them hesitantly. When we got back to their room, there were 4 rooms full of guys getting absolutely blitzed! They thought it was awesome that some American guy was with them. We proceeded to go out that night, but I don’t quite remember the specifics as the night went on… hahaha. The next day, I couldn’t wake up until 5 pm because I was so hung over. But after a cold shower and something to eat, we were back drinking again… My God, I think that was the best weekend ever.

Moral of the story is: Go out and see some things, talk to people and pull up a stool at the local pub. You will never know what might happen next! And that, my friends, is what life is about!

The city is beautiful, and not too crowded with tourits.
I stayed in a hostel inside the university and it backed on to the zoo! From our window we saw elephants!
At night we walked to the castle, and although it wasn’t open
we had one of our best nights in EUROPE exploring the empty castle which was beautifully lit up.

We stopped here on a bus tour and spent the night. I particularly enjoyed wandering across the bridge and through the nearby streets.

The view looking up at the castle was very picturesque.

If you love touristy stuff, go here.
I spent an afternoon and that was more than enough business.
I had more fun getting lost on the roads along the Neckar!!!

great place

Heidelberg is a relatively small but very cozy town, with a large pedestrian only zone and plentiful public transport. You will probably get around Heidelberg mostly by walking or on the odd occasion by taking a reasonably priced tram or a bus.

A great way to see Heidelberg and go slightly off the tourist trail is a to hire a bike and get around on two wheels.

I loved the streets and the old buildings around the Castle as well as the Old Bridge on the Neckar river.

On the hill wich is on the other side of the river is The Phylosophen Weg – if you decide to take a stroll you will have the most amazing views of the town, do it in the afternoon!

The population of Heidelberg is abot 140 000 and approximately 1 in 5 of the population are students – which brings an atmosphere of energy and excitement to the town.

I went to Germany on a chior tour and it was my favorite place we visited. It’s very pretty and has a castle you can visit and and I felt the most at home in this part of Germany.

I live ten minutes away and I always find an excuse to go to the Alt Stadt in Heidelberg. Quirky and gorgeous.

It’s funny to see McDonald’s disguised as a little village shop off of some cobblestone road near a castle.