Another Mini-Blogger Meeting and Impressions of Heidelberg Altstadt (Historic District)

Sonja: Another encounter of the blogger kind happened while in Heidelberg. We met with Biki, an outdoorsy motorcycling, kayaking lady, and an Iceland fan, too. Hence we had already some things in common, and while chatting about we discovered quite a few more parallels in our lives.

We learned that Biki has a hard time parting with her two-wheelers. Once a bike is in her possession it tends to stay in the family. The old Kawi GPZ that she arrived on shows more than 190,000 km, and yes, all clocked by herself. She also owns a pink, make that a nuclear red Speed Triple. A female rider to my liking ;-)

We shared a delicious vege meal at a Libanesian restaurant (the best!), and Roland got his meat infusion.

And later we went for (alcohol free) cocktails taking advantage of a close by cafe's happy hour. Time flew by and we parted late, although Biki had to work the next day...

Wandering about in Heidelberg's historic district...

Church of the Holy Spirit

Main Street / Pedestrian Zone

Alley Vistas

 Not made for cars...

 Heidelberg's dark side: Synagogue Memorial

Marstall (horse barn, today a student cafeteria)

Heidelberg is among the warmest regions of Germany, the climate is mild and rarely sees freezing temperatures. The city is located along the river Neckar, between Odenwald and Pfaelzerwald, two regions well known amongst road trippers, and combines both history, and the young flair of a university town. What's not to love? We left Heidelberg with good memories, and should job opportunities come up in this region we would be happy to move here and build up our new lives.