Heidelberg

Heidelberg lies on the river Neckar at the point where it leaves its narrow, steep valley in the Odenwald to flow into the Rhine valley.  


Here is a group shot of students with hosts.

To get to Heidelberg we took a train and then a boat ride on the river Neckar.  On the way the boat passed through 2 locks.

First sighting of Heidelberg

Once in Heidelberg we had lunch in the Heidelberg Cafeteria and the proceeded to a train station for the short ride up the the Heidelberg Castle.  Our guide was worth the price of admission!

Here is a model of the finished castle

The castle contains a wine barrel that can hold 265,000 liters of wine (70 005.5939 US gallons).  There are a few bigger barrels but NONE have ever been filled.  The wine barrel here has been filled and emptied 3 times!