Just for a change, I’ve been traveling in time for this post! How I was given a family travel journal from 1912 When I started studying French and German at university my Grandmother unexpectedly gave me a leather-bound travel journal written in 1912 by her German grandfather, Johann. Until then I had no idea that…
Heidelberg history
Heidelberg Castle, Baden-Wuertemberg, Southwest Germany
The first thing we noticed when we arrived in the beautiful town of Heidelberg was the enormous castle, or Schloss. It’s set against the forest on the Koenigstuhl hill and towers over the Neckar River and the Altstadt, or Old Town. We were spending a few days in Heidelberg at the end of the school…
