Heidelberg, Germany

The romantic city of the loving, old student and tourist center, is located on the outskirts of the Odenwald Region, where the Neckar river enters the Rhine valley. 

Heidelberg university is the oldest in Germany and has at present  approx. 30,000 students, who shape the town and life very much in respect to the total number of inhabitants of 130.000.

As Heidelberg was not destroyed in WW II, because the US Forces had decided to make it the location of their headquarters, the historical town was preserved - a rarity with cities of this size in Germany. Today Heidelberg still hosts the European US Army Headquarters and a large US community.

  Panoramic view
      across
      Heidelberg from the  
      philosopher´s way

  Post card views
      of Heidelberg,  
      taken in 1999 with a 
      "prehistoric" Digital
      Camera Kodak DC 120.

Numerous Poets, among them Scheffel, Brentano, Arnim, Goerres, Hoelderlin, Eichendorff and Jean Paul have praised the picturesque setting of the city and the castle. They have contributed in making Heidelberg into the world-famous, romantic town it is today, a town in which one may "loose one´s heart". The most beautiful panoramic view of the city is from the "Philosopher´s Way" opposite the old town. This is also is the favourite spot for the loving and..... for taking wedding photographs!


At the Philosopher´s Way at the end of winter


A chat between neighbors 


Street in the old town


Historic student pubs all over the city  - favorite spots for tourists.....(yes, and students!)






"City on the river", offering fascinating views in rain, shine or at night.


Doris enjoys the historic district in the sunshine of early spring.

Each year 150,000 tourists come to Heidelberg, with Americans and Japanese in the lead.During winter time, Heidelberg is quiet and you can sense its unique atmosphere more easily.

 
The Gate of the Old Bridge

 
Today I behave like a tourist!         

          
 Four mandatory places of a tour through Germany - Heidelberg is one of them!


City Hall and Market Place