It’s official. Graham was trying to kill me. After his early morning class, we packed a lunch and headed on a hike to the top of the Holy Mountain (Heiligenberg). You can see Graham gleefully pointing to the top of the mountain from his street. Walking through the town, we stopped to check out an indicator of the flood water heights on certain years. The trek up the …
Read moreI Will Survive- Hiking up Holy Mountain (Heiligenberg)
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 …
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 …
Read morePlanes, Trains and Automobiles to Heidelberg, Germany
It was foggy, cold and rainy. Graham met us at the townhouse and we literally headed for the hills. Heiligenberg to be exact, which means holy mountain. Apparently this mountain was used a lot by pagans in the past. Heidelberg is in a valley surrounded by high hills. We drove up and up through heavy mist to the top and then we got out to walk. The fog …