Heidelberg

We took my parents to Heidelberg on Sunday. Everyone was excited to ride the DB train, as you can see in this photo.

We arrived at Heidelberg just in time for lunch. My parents have been on a quest to sample as much German food as possible, so we dined at a quaint-looking pub along the way. I will write a separate post that will list the contents of our meals later, but I'll just say that my father is truly a culinary adventurer! After lunch we made our way to the typical tourist spots like the Schloss and the Münster, though we didn't have time to go to the bridge on the Neckar river. Here are some photos that we took at the Schloss.

After spending the afternoon walking around the palace grounds, we took the trolley back down to town to search for a good snack. We pushed our way through the crowds at the Christmas market and decided to have some langos. Langos are oval shaped doughnuts that you can order with a choice of toppings. The vendors fry them as you order them so they're all fresh. We chose one with Nutella and one with apfelmuss (applesauce). Though the langos in Heidelberg were pretty good, I must say that they don't compare with the ones that we bought in Karlsruhe. In fact, for all the talk about Heidelberg's Christmas market being better and nicer, we still preferred the one in Karlsruhe. Karlsruhe's Christmas market is smaller, but the atmosphere just seems to be more jovial - could be because of the dense concentration of food vendors. Or the fact that the glühwein in Karlsruhe is stronger, which also helps to make people feel more festive. Here are some photos of the Christmas market in Heidelberg.

After our snack, the children rode the miniature train.

Then we battled through the crowd again as we made our way back to the Hauptbahnhof. We noticed that more and more people were pouring into town as it got darker. Undoubtedly, they were all in search of glühwein.