In May of 1961, Grandma Theresa Sherlock visited the city of Heidelberg in Germany. She stayed at the Hotel Park Haarless Heidelberg. Theresa and Charlie visited the ruins of the Castle Heidelberg, attended Mass (probably at St. Peter's Church) and visited the University of Heidelberg.
In August of 2015 (less than 2 months ago), I retraced her steps by also visiting the delightful town of Heidelberg and the ruins of the Heidelberg Castle, with its sweeping views of the River Necktar and Alstadt (Old Town). In the castle, I saw the world's largest wine barrel, which was shaped from 130 oak trees and once held 50,000 gallons of wine.
After touring the castle, we visited the Old Town portion of Heidelberg. One of my favorite hobbies (after genealogy, of course) is buying Christmas ornaments on my travels. Well, I wasn't disappointed in Heidelberg. Kathe Wohlfahrt is a delightful Christmas store where I bought several darling ornaments.
Then it was time for a cappucino mit milsch (with milk) for me. If you prefer cream, you ask for cappucion mit sahne. Of course, why just drink cappucino when you can have a delicious pastry with it -- I ordered a slice of a delicious sponge cake that was filled with a peach preserve. What a delightful day in Heidelberg!
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