The last time I was in Heidelberg was 3 years ago when I was on vacation here. This time round cos my Aunty from Singapore had a stopover in Frankfurt for 2 days and wanted to meet up with myself and my dear cousin Dawn (who is in Bonn), we decided to go to this beautiful town to visit.
Driving time from Stuttgart to Heidelberg takes approximately around 1 and a half hours. We arrived a little earlier than the arranged timing and waited patiently at the train station.. First comes Dawn then Aunty Lena with her friend Aunty Yoke.At first we were a little lost with the directions to the Altstadt but thankfully for Mikka, the only one that speaks proper German in the group was there to solve these direction issues.. LOL.. And so, we started our walking journey towards the Altstadt. It was a long but interesting walk with much to see along the way.
The Altstadt (as like many other German cities) has very nice architecture. We passed by a shop selling Schneeballträume, a kind of cookie that is round and solid. It is a specialty in the regions of Heidelberg and Rothenburg. Interesting but we did not dare to attempt it as it was really huge and we all know we will not be able to finish it.. Schade!! Afterwards, we stopped by at a cafe at the Marktplatz and enjoyed the sun (while we can). The weather was a surprising 26+ degrees and its quite unusual to have such temperatures like this in Spring.
After the short break, we decided to head towards the Heidelberg Castle which is on the hill behind the Altstadt. When we reached the foot of the stairs leading up to the castle, all of us (except Mikka) was contemplating whether to climb or not... In the end, we only managed half of the 351 steps (I think it was...) and gave up.. LOL.. My aunty and her friend just could not climb anymore. Think I need more exercise, my legs were wobbling when I got down to the bottom again.. keke... Pity that we did not make it up to the castle but well at least we have some pictures and we went to the other 'must see' site.. the Old Stone Bridge which was erected 1786-1788.
Unfortunately we did not have much time as all had a train to catch (except me n Mikka) so we settled for a quick dinner at a small restaurant by the river. They serve excellent Gulash.. My favourite.. keke.. although the serving time was a little too long (baaad esp when u are in a rush). After that, we literally had to race to the Hauptbahnhof. Talk about getting indigestion.. LOL..It was a great day with good weather and family. After sending them to the train station, we started our drive back to Stuttgart.
