winter interlude in Heidelberg

It's the night after Christmas and all through Saarland, not a creature is stirring ... except me. I'm off to Heidelberg for a visit with my new German friends.

The last time I saw Heidelberg, I was a teenager. It hasn't changed - except perhaps for a MacDonalds or two. Birgit and Uli live in a lovely old apartment in the midst of tiny cobbled streets in the old city under the castle. We took a nice stroll along the river Neckar with their dogs, toured the pedestrian malls teeming with after-last-minute shoppers and enjoyed hot spiced orange juice in a local pub to warm up.

Eating was the order of the day. Birgit made salmon-leek soup, Belgian waffles and fondue. The dogs were desolate they weren't included.
post: Uli and Birgit are now the proud parents of twin boys!