Heidelberg: Off The Beaten Track, Brezeles To Chocolate

  Heidelberg:
  abode of the bretzle, castle, university, chocolate in addition to  more

Heidelberg was a surprise.  The metropolis bustles.  I spent solely 2 days inward the Old Town of Heidelberg in addition to constitute then much to come across in addition to do.


There is endless history surrounding Heidelberg in addition to my wonderful guide Charlotte Frey knew it all.
She wove German linguistic communication history into all the buildings nosotros visited, told stories equally nosotros walked the cobbled streets in addition to answered my endless questions virtually places a solo traveler could dine, store in addition to tour.
Thanks to Heidelberg Marketing for my wonderful visit. 



Reflection of the church building inward a window facing the square




Heidelberg is a lively town.   It is really slow to develop into the metropolis in addition to to accept a bus, tram or taxi into Old Town.      I stayed at the Hip-Hotel Heidelberg inward the centre of Old Town. Hauptstrasse 115, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.   This topic hotel offers each room based on a country.  I stayed inward the English linguistic communication room merely was able to tour the odd up-side downward room.  The bed is attached to the ceiling, the lamps in addition to photos are upside down
(a normal bed comes out of the wall for normal guests)




Without wasting whatsoever fourth dimension nosotros were off to come across the most pop sites inward Old town.
The educatee prison:     I would direct keep missed all the background data without the help of my guide.  We saw the student prison, the Marketplatz filled amongst cafe tables in addition to customers enjoying the sunshine, the town hall, the Church of the Holy Spirit, a beer hall, local crafts stores in addition to the sweetest store inward town.



Two of the rooms of the 'student prison'.  The deeds that seat a educatee inward this lock upwardly seem tame today.







Church of the Holy Spirit:  Heiliggeistkirche
Vendors direct keep small-scale booths unopen to the church building selling typical items a traveler may enjoy.
My guide showed me the amazing carvings inward the walls of the church building that mandated the size of brezels.   The floor of brezels tin last seen here. 





High on the church building walls you lot too come across carved gutter 'critters' that are e'er fun to photograph.



The size of the brezel was controlled in addition to the exterior of the church building walls direct keep dissimilar size carvings.


 The educatee Kiss
An amazing candy store on a tranquillity street betwixt the river in addition to the primary shopping street, Haspelgasse 16, is a chocolate paradise.  The Knosel solid unit of measurement continues the tradition of the student kiss.

I was enchanted amongst the possessor of this small-scale store in addition to would taste learning how they brand all the dissimilar chocolates sold inward this wonderful shop.  Perhaps it is a long standing secret.







DAY TWO:  I was on my ain in addition to walked the side streets in addition to lanes on my means to accept the funicular
to the castle that overlooks the city, tickets complements of the tourist office.      I taste the vertical trains you lot notice all over Europe.   Amazing technology scientific discipline equally you lot cling to a sparse runway on the side of a mountain.






The take in from the plough over shows the vast area of the city











Things to create on a furnish visit:
View a duel if possible.
Take the solar boat on the Neckar River.  My see was on the 24-hour interval the boat did non run.
Explore the town on the other side of the river
Visit a brezel bakery
Visit during a marketplace position day
Visit the Old Lecture Hall at the University

Another few days inward Heidelberg volition last on my list.

The photos in addition to opinions are the belongings of MatureSoloTravel.com   I desire to give thank you lot Heidelberg Marketing for my 2 24-hour interval adventure.

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