Heidelberg

One of the oldest college towns in Germany, Heidelberg sits along the Neckar river (a branch of the Rhine) and is home of one of the most important Renaissance structures, the Heidelberg Castle. I went here two weekends ago to pickup a friend from a work related event and we drove downtown just to see it. However I wasn't satisfied so I planned on going back this past weekend to see all I could of Heidelberg.

I started out the day by making the hike up the Konigstuhl hill to the Schloss (German word for castle). The view of the city and river were spectacular. The the castle was mostly in ruins after the French burned it in 1689 but it still looked awesome. Some of these pictures you might have to click on to enlarge them.



Heidelberg Castle atop the hill over the city





A closeup, as close as I could anyways


The 'Old Bridge' that connected the two parts of the town over the Neckar River


A view from the castle overlooking the Alstadt (downtown)

With a keg this big, I'm sure the parties never stopped



The face of the castle


A view from below the castle in the town square