Nh Heidelberg

Well...this time honestly I didn´t have time to make travel list or structure my backpack. After finishing my PhD graduation there was time onyl to celebrations and party (since the last months I rarely had much time).<br> Heidelberg is ...

... bailout for getting home from the inevitable "scenic" route. I took one of those in Heidelberg. I'm still not really sure how I ended up on the south edge of town at the end of a different bus route than I got on. But with the day pass, you turn around, get back on, and try again at no additional cost. Second time was a charm, I made it back past my starting point and down to the Altstadt.<br><br>The walk up to ...

... medieval Germany to see castles! umm....change of plans. So after seeing the great cathedral of Speyer this morning (where Martin Luther began his great Protestation), we're heading to Wally World! And we're gonna have so much f**king fun we're going to need f**king surgeons to get the f**king smiles off our faces. (bonus points to whoever knows where that classic quote comes from. Anyway)<br><br>cheers all<br>

sorry it has been so long since we have been on and updated. Payton is doing GREAT. had an unhealthy 2 weeks but all better. She had thrush which is so hard to get rid of, then another cold and ear aches. but she is all better. she weighs about 16 to 17 lbs now and is about 23 1/2 to 24 inches long. she is really starting to coo now and its so cute. she is trying to sit up on her own. we almost have a sleep pattern down :) which im super excited abou

... that didn't stop it from being gorgeous, and to top it off we stayed in the most perfect guesthouse. It was a teeny attic bedroom in an old house, and the proprietor, with his white handlebar mustache, was direct from Disney-Fantasyland Central Casting. We adored the place. And I did have my schneeball, which sadly I cannot recommend as a tasty treat. It was more like pie dough scraps rolled together, overcooked, and dipped in sugar. Usually you can't go wrong with dough and sugar ...

... the Schwetzingen castle we went to a town called Speyer. When we got there we noticed a crowd of people in the park. So after parking the car we walked over just in time to see a yearly festival the burning of a snowman figure to symbolize the end of winter and beginning of spring. After the burning of the snowman we walked around town and saw the cathedral very beautiful, after walking ...

... of Germany in a another little town. This was a quiet night where we reflected on our trip through Germany and caught up on some much needed sleep. All in all Germany was an unexpected oasis where we met some great places and met some amazing germs. Cant wait to go back! First of all there are a few ppl id like to thank for allowing to me become part of this great team that are putting together these travel blogs. First theres Roberto Sanchez, a young Spanish lad who likes to ...

... a heart of gold. In no time we bond and discuss travelling and couchsurfing (he has only hosted he hasn't surfed yet) and his disastourous trip to Australia. I apologise for our entire country but he was on a surfing holiday and didn't really plan all that well! I always seem to forget what the time is and we realise its past nine so he suggests we go chop some vegetable and cook dinner together. Its a funny site seeing him injured and I try so ...

... us on to the Heidelberg interchange, so we went the last 10 km without maps or GPS. Turns out the exit I took to work out where we were was the correct one, and a service station pointed out how to get to the hotel. Check-in, then took the car back in the dark with Ashley's help. Sussed out the morning bus, then picked up an eclectic assortment of goodies for tea in the supermarket. Nice looking room, but hopelessly inept shower.

... of our time in Aachen was spent searching for a beer hall that was listed in our Europe guide book as having an indoor labyrinth. We didn´t find this place and the tourist info people looked at us like we were crazy when we said the word labyrinth. So we settled for some nice Italian food and called a wrap on Aachen. We moved on to Cologne, which is Köln in German, were we had a lot more to see. Walking out of the train station your view was dominated by a ...