We woke up at the crack of dawn (9:00am) so that could get ready to travel to Heidelberg. Christina joined us which meant pablo was no longer designated map reader. We got to see the castle and the university. Its technically a university town but it doesn't feel like one. The students are very quiet and don't venture outside of the immediate campus, which is bizarre because the campus buildings blend really nicely with the rest of the town. There are also tourists everywhere (Americans especially). The place itself is very old fashioned - especially the roofs. It strangely matches the Italian architecture stereotype. Maybe that's because they both have a strong roman past? I don't know.
We stopped for lunch and had perhaps the greatest meal I've ever eaten. Saumagen with sauerkraut and potatoes. To top it off I enjoyed a full 0.5 litre of great quality hefeweizen. We enjoyed eating the fantastic meal outside listening to relaxing music in a beautiful sunny 30° day. This is exactly what I wanted out of Germany.
Yesterday I put a bit of polite pressure on Thomas to take us out to a wine festival. He caved and took us to one only 5km away from the village for dinner. The village wasn't too far so we decided to all bike ride there. We are located smack bam in the middle of acres and acres of grape plantations used for making wine, so the bike ride was really beautiful. The festival itself was a bit leas than a 'get wasted and dance on tables to German music' than I expected, bit it was pretty close. I enjoyed a very famous drink in Mannheim called "Weissherbst schorle" which is a full glass of 70% rose and 30% mineral water. The mineral actually brings out the flavor of the wine so I wouldn't recommend it as a mixer for goon.
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