Pension Jeske
Travel Blogs from Heidelberg
Christmas Countdown
... the presents!
It started snowing this week and we had a few good days although nothing like Canada. On Sunday I went out to play soccer with Christian and it was a chilly -2 degrees Celsius. Snow and soccer is definitely a new concept for me! We had about half the people as the weeks previously, so I guess only the devoted are game. When I got home the in laws were busy baking up a storm. Every year they set aside ...
Extreme Randomness
... fast now. It will be a cool -2 degrees Celsius overnight and the possibility of snow for Christmas. But given that my friends in Banff have been snowboarding for a month already means that they have much more snow there already. I can't see the possibility of snowboarding this Winter, not without a job at least. I also found ice coffees here, well of sorts. They only come in a 250mL cup, but are 50 cents so I shouldn't complain!
Lastly, ...
European Girls
... Seattle Washington. We went just as the sun was setting so we had a spectacular view and then as it got dark saw all the pretty city lights. Yesterday, we went to a thermal bath swimming pool, however, we were the only young people there (other than us, I think the youngest person was seventy) and it wasn't actually warm so we left and traveled to the pretty town of Ludwigsbourg. Like many ...
Philosophizing over Glühwein
... br>
We stopped at the Eckstein (Cornerstone) Kneipe which was a loud music bar and sat down for beer and cocktails. We were lucky to get an early table because the bar filled up pretty quickly. The music was good and everyone had a good time, although Tania seemed to be a little more drunk so we caught a taxi back instead of waiting for the tram.
A good night had by all! Can't wait for the ice ...
Aurbach and Alsbach Castles
... the site of the original castle The castle lost much of its strategic importance during the 16th Century until, by the time of the Thirty Years Wary, it was no longer in military use.In 1674 during the Franco Dutch War the castle was conquered and set on fire by an army, killing the local people who had sought protection within the ruin's walls. The abandoned castle became a ruin over the next few hundred years. Today there is a restaurant ...