Saturday, August 18, 2007
Weekend in Heidelberg and Cologne
This past weekend we had a fun filled and eventful excursion to Heidelberg and Cologne (or Köln to the Germans). We started out Friday morning (August 10), took the train to Heidelberg, spent some of the day there and traveled to our next destination of Cologne Friday night. We stayed in Cologne for Saturday where we had fun discovering the town for all it was worth. That included seeing the Dom. By Sunday night we were back in the Teerhof feeling good about all the adventures we had that weekend.
Cologne Dom:
When we got to Heidelberg, we were greeted by a little bit of rain, but that quickly tapered off. We all went to find some food to feed our hungry bodies. After lunch we made the trip up the mountain to the castle on the fanicular railway. The views from the castle were amazing. We could see the whole city. When we got down the mountain we took the train to Cologne.
Heidelberg Castle from the bottom of the Mountian:
View from the Castle:
We spent Saturday and Sunday in Cologne. Some sights that we saw in Cologne included the city’s famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom), which was the cathedral that was not bombed during the war. It is an amazing structure with flying buttresses. Cologne is located on the Rhine River. They have a very interesting Chocolate Museum, which walked you through the life of a cocoa bean from the plant to the chocolate bar. We also got the sample some chocolate from the chocolate fountain. There was endless shopping that was a highlight and lots of places to get good food. On Sunday some of us went to the Cologne Dom and some of us went down the Rhine River to see some castles. We all returned back to the Teerhof later that night.
One of the Streets at Night (Cologne):
