Heidelberg, Germany

Welcome to Heidelberg! 

Think of Heidelberg and you must immediately think of music, university students and drinking songs. This is a wonderful German city that has been popular with locals and visitors alike for generations.

The old town is dominated by the ruins of the castle that overlooks it...

You enter via the Elizabeth Gate as this celebrates (I think) the 400th anniversary of an aspect of the castle's history involving a Hapsburg Elizabeth. Recently our Queen (also Elizabeth and related to the said Hapsburg Elizabeth) and the German Chancellor attended a ceremony here.

Over summer there are stage productions here in the main square of the castle. Currently they are doing a Shakespeare and MY FAIR LADY on alternate nights.

The castle provides the perfect viewing area for photographing the town below...

After all that exploration it must be time to walk the old town streets...

and have that much anticipated coffee and CAKE! Cherry Cake is todays delight.

But we could have had this form of pavlova which is very popular and widely available

 Maybe even a beer at the appropriately named bar

Our meeting place to catch the return bus was here outside Heidelberg's oldest house (now a boutique hotel).

Farewell Heidelberg with one last look at the bridge...