Heidelberg, July 2007

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We stopped for a few hours between the Rhine Valley and the Black Forest in Heidelberg. What we noticed in Heidelberg, other than that the castle was very cool, was how many Americans were there. Between tourists, students studying abroad there, and the nearby American military base, it seemed like one out of every three people were heard talking was speaking English.

We spent some time browsing through some shops in town, enjoying some Thai food for lunch (yum), and then we headed up the hill to visit the castle. The castle is in ruins and has only been partially rebuilt, which I think made it more interesting than some of the perfectly restored castles that we've seen. The castle is also home to the biggest wine vat in Germany. It holds something like 58,000 gallons, which I can't really even fathom.

- Lindsay

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