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Heidelberg Tours

  • February 25, 2006
  • Rated 5 of 5 by permenter2004 from Tyronza, Arkansas
Heidelberg, Germany, has the greatest historical tours. There are castles and cathedrals. The castles are neat because when you tour the inside, there are wine cellars and courtyards. You learn so much. The cathedrals are huge. I have never seen a church so big in my life. They are beautiful. The detailing on the outside is just amazing. The inside had beautiful art sculptures and pretty stained glass windows. Not to mention the roads. They are cobblestone, and there is nothing prettier than seeing old cobblestone roads. I highly recommend visiting these places. You will never forget it.

From journal Into Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberg

  • July 26, 2002
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Jehcekah from Rochester, Minnesota
Heidelberg

Heidelberg is many things. It is a college town, a historic site, a river city, and a great place to visit. We were lucky enough to have a guide with us on this leg of our honeymoon, but it is an easily navigable city. Obviously the castle is the main attraction here. It sits atop a hill and can be accessed by foot or by the funicular (a train that requires a ticket). We went up on foot and while it is a long, steep hike, it was an interesting way up. Atop the hill you have to buy a ticket for the Castle Gardens, which also includes the Grosses Fass (Big Barrel), which is the largest wine barrel in the world. Once in the gardens, you have to buy another ticket for the guided tour. We decided to skip the tour because we had heard that it was short and boring. Instead we wandered around the gardens and the inside courtyard, which was well worth the price of our admission. After spending some time atop the hill, we made our way down and found an outdoor cafe to have lunch in the Markplatz. Our German friend then suggested that we take a walk up the Philosphenweg, little did we know what we were in for! We walked across the new bridge, away from Bismarckplatz and then followed the road upwards. This way is pretty steep at the beginning I'm afraid. We actually walked up through one of the most expensive areas in Heidelberg to live - most of these houses have got great views of the old town and castle. We also passed a number of University buildings. By the time we made it up to the top, we were very out of breath. We walked back down the other side of the hill and found ourselves the closest Italian Eis shop. We took our Eis and went down to the river "beach," where hundreds of college students were laying in the sun. This was a great way to experience the local scene. We thought about taking a ferry to another town, but it was getting late and the boats weren't going out again. So we made our way back into the old section of town and found an Italian restaurant for dinner. We had the best pizza ever here!! There is something about European pizza, very different from American Pizza Hut (yuck!).

From journal Bavarian Honeymoon

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