At the recommendation of several friends, we visited Heidelberg Castle today.
About 100km south of Frankfurt, Heidelberg Castle was built beginning in about 1200AD. It's undergone many changes in the past 800 years, and is pretty phenomenal.
After driving almost 2 hours this morning (it should have been much shorter, but the city of Heidelberg is very confusing...) the kids were glad to get out of the car and stretch their legs.
The view from the castle gardens is beautiful:
After walking along the back gardens and through the back entrance to the castle, we stopped for lunch at this little restaurant,
where the bees outside were so persistent, we had to eat inside the building.
Here we are standing at what seems to be the top of a giant wine barrel. We saw two of these inside the castle. Looks like the royalty really enjoyed their wine.
You can't really get a photo that justifies the magnitude of this castle, but here are a few shots:
After a simple supper back at home, we were invited to join Mr. Schmidt and his friends downstairs for dessert and champagne. They were so friendly and nice, and their 25-year-old daughter Nina is fantastic. She studied in Australia and works in London, so she acted as a translator between us, her parents and Mr. Schmidt.
We even tried a traditional Frankfurt food, which is called Handkäs mit Musik. It is a particular type of cheese, soaked in oil, vinegar and chopped onions, served on bread and sprinkled with caraway seeds. Surprisingly good : )
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