Today, we began the day with a tour of the Heidleberg Castle. The ruins overlook the city. It is pretty impressive when you consider the time at which it was built. The grounds are massive. It actually has the castle and terrace area. The moot had a small stream that ran through it but also housed animals. The castle boasted the first theater to conduct Shakespearian plays. There are two pictures of it below. One is from the inside. The other is from the old bridge.
We rode the Funicular to the pedistrian zone (fussganerzone} for lunch. It is basically a walking outdoor mall from 10-5. Deliveries to the stores are made prior to 10 after cars are not allowed. Lots of interesting shops. European stores, tourist shops are the main ones. But, American stores are present. We were surprised to see a Claire's. We had our first chocolate and ice cream of Germany. Pretty good. The German's claim its the best in the world, Torrow, we had to what supposedly does serve the best in world.
For dinner, we headed to Ladenburg to eat at the die Kartoffel. The coolness about this place is how your meat gets cooked. They bring a rock slab that is heated to something just below molten lava. The rock is supposedly 700 degrees F. You cook your meat to your desired doneness and the ya go. You know this would never happen in the US of A. Why? Cause people sue for slipping hot coffee into their lap. In Germany, it's your responsibility for things that happen to you. It was pretty cool though. We wandered the city prior to that looking at a catholic church, a protestant church, and a former to,an basicillica that is being used as school. The city of Ladenburg had been inhabited since Celtic times. It is a pretty cool history, The third picture is of the square in Ladneburg
Our tour guide/organizer told we walked just over 10 miles today.
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