Spring has Sprung in Germany

It felt like Graham was trying to kill me as we hiked quickly through the streets of Heidelberg and up the steep, seemingly endless stairs to the castle. The day was comfortably warm and sunny. We passed numerous beautiful, old buildings. Graham informed me that many of them were frat houses. I was saddened to see that some of them had graffiti and paint splattered on them. The castle …

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Missed Bus and Dancing the Salsa

Our lodgings were comfortable. Unfortunately I woke to the sound of pouring rain… so I rolled over and went back to sleep. We left the apartment at 10:30 and stopped by a bakery to get a freshly baked pretzel and baguette to go with our yogurt and veggies. With breathless anticipation, I made my way to the Mephisto store only to find out that it wasn’t opening until 1pm….our …

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A Day in Strasbourg, France

We were up at 6am and walking to the bus terminal shortly after 7. The streets of Heidelberg were dead except for city workers cleaning up after last night’s festivities. It was going to be another hot sunny day. We caught the 8:05am bus to Strasbourg which was two hours away. Strasbourg is exceptional; beautiful architecture, a soaring cathedral, pedestrian streets, picturesque bridges and history in every corner.. I …

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles to Heidelberg, Germany

Our flight was almost 40 minutes late. We had a great view of Toronto in the late evening sun. The Wow flights are pretty basic (you don’t even get water) but they got me to where I needed to go. I had no one sitting beside me on either flight which led me to question the effectiveness of my antiperspirant. I slept through both flights. I enjoyed the aerial …

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