The Hansen's Adventures...

Heidelberg, Germany

On April 8 we headed down to Heidelberg, Germany for a day trip. Noah and I had already been to Heidelberg with our friends Jamie and Alley and Ted had gone in 2000 with David, Suzanne and Katie. So, this was our first trip together as a family.

Our first stop was the Shloss. We drove up the winding road to the Shloss parking in time to see the last free spot taken. We continued up the road to find a free, yes FREE parking spot on the road. Score! It was fantastic!

The schloss a.k.a castle was built around the 1400s. This castle has endured fires, attacks and natural elements and is still standing...sort of. From the terrace you have an amazing view of the city and the Neckar River.

So, they have the "biggest wooden barrel in the world to have been filled with wine." The sucka is BIG! They must of had some crazy parties!

We had the option to pay for a tour of the interior. However, we chose to poke around in the free German Apothecary Museum. It has a bunch of stuff relating to the field of medicine. Apotheka's are pharmacies. Anyway, it was pretty neat seeing how they used to make drugs back in the day.

Once we were finished exploring the castle, we hiked down the ten-degree cobblestone incline (well decline to us) to the city below. To those who know us, we never really carry cash. However, we now live in a pro-cash society. So, we find ourselves on a hunt for an AMT whenever we are out. Today was no exception. It was nice. We were able to walk along the entire main shopping area of the city.

We stopped at the MObile...cell phone store because they had Dummy Handi (like display cell phones) for sale for 2.50€. We thought Noah would really like it...and he did. He didn't let go of that thing all afternoon. It was 2.50€ well spent.

We then walked down to the river and then up to the Alte Brucke (old bridge). There we had some amazing views of the castle and the area. After that it was time for some ice cream, coffee and beer. Great combo, but it is pretty much all that we eat. Noah had his first taste of ice cream. He didn't love it, but also didn't hate it, so we will see...

Oh, Noah’s Dummy Handi…not such a safe toy. When he finally dropped from where he was perched high in his backpack, buttons flew off. These are very small, choking hazard buttons. So, as they fall off, I throw them away. Soon, there will be no phone left…

posted by The Hansens not in Germany @ 3:45 PM