Having Fun in Heidelberg

Today we went to Heidelberg. It's about an hour from Ramstein AB. We decided to go to Heidelberg Castle first. Prince Elector Ruprecht III (1398 - 1410) erected the first representative building as a regal residence in the inner courtyard. The exterior of the building, divided into a ground floor made of stone and framework upper levels, seems quite unpretentious today.

Inside the wine cellar of the castle houses the biggest barrel in the world, holding 55,345 gallons of wine. It is said that local wine makers would bring a barrel and dump it into the large barrel for the King to be drank at court. An honor for the wine maker and a total status symbol for the King...

 On our walk around around the courtyard we ran into this guy in the fountain...

Then the boys played in the courtyard while Gabe and I laid in the sun...

After the castle we explored Heidelberg’s historical city center, the "Altstadt" (Old Town). It is full of wonderful places to eat and little shops. The boys really enjoyed the center fountain. It is very child and dog friendly. 

We then made our way to the "Alte Brücke" (Old Bridge), an impressive stone bridge built in the 18th century, dates back to the Middle Ages – the original wood structures were destroyed by fire, but you can still see a medieval gate, which was part of Heidelberg’s original town wall.

This last one is my favorite shot of the day. We are on the bridge but you can see the whole castle in the background. 

And no trip is complete without a Myers Family Emergency! On our ride home we ended up in our first "Stau" or traffic jam. Dylan started complaining of a stomach ache. We had no where, I mean no where to stop. The situation was getting worse when thankfully I spotted a "job-johnny" on the side of the road. One placed there for the construction workers. We pulled over and made a dash for it. Incident avoided!

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