Heidelberg

Our first stop in our three city tour of Germany was Heidelberg. On the way to Heidelberg we had a stop over at the Frankfurt train station, where we had our first yummy taste of Germany’s bretzel (a.k.a salty soft pretzel). Bretzels shops are everywhere in Germany and are so delicious…it’s going to be the death of me (Joh) because I love soft pretzels and a bit addicted to them. Anyways, Heidelberg is a small but beautiful city nestled in the South of Germany.

We were fortunate that Kate’s sister, Carla, was incredibly gracious and willing to host us for 4 days. Carla and her family were very fun and wonderful to us during our visit. On our first day, Carla showed us around the center city of Heidelberg and treated us to a yummy German dinner, which consisted of an oinion style keish, onion/cheese flatbread and neu weine (new wine…which is a seasonal wine only served in the Fall). Everything was delicious. The neu weine is Joyce’s new favorite wine…it’s super sweet and dangerous because it tastes like sweet grape juice. We tried to purchase a bottle but we sadly found out that we cannot transport it overseas because the bottle has to be slightly open. Near the house was a beautiful wooded area, where Joyce and I were able to walk and see the nice fall scenery.

While in Heidelberg, we had the opportunity to walk up Philosopher’s way in the evening and see the lit up Castle, Old Bridge and city sky line…it was beautiful. We also got to check out a local pub and drink our first German beer. During the day, we toured the outside areas of the Heidelberg Castle, which was quite large. It truly is a beautiful countryside landscape of Germany. Thank you Carla, Marlin and the Watling kids (Noah, Sophia, & Lauyren) for being a part of our wonderful trip/memories and wonderful hosts!