heidelberg.

reward for getting up for an early morning run in heidelberg: no tourists, first rays of sunshine.

below: the trail. above: the reward for the tackling the trail.

i ran almost every day while in germany... heildelberg was great because it provided a little more nature than berlin. i woke up early to try to tackle the hill (mountain?) across the river from our hotel... i imagined the view would be beautiful... it ended up being a better idea in theory... the sun hadn't yet risen and once i got deep into the woods, the trail got dark and steep. i regretted not running with a friend. or a phone. or something. i had visions of being eaten by a wild animal. or falling and breaking my leg and everyone leaving to see the castle without me. but, everything was fine. i didn't have enough time to get all the way up, but i did get a few nice views in. and a killer quad workout.

heidelberger schloss.

view from...




find the red balloon...







towards the end of the trip, we took a little road trip through germany. we took the train to mannheim, the bus to worms (more on that later), and ended up in heidelberg. i have never seen more tourists in my life... but rightly so... it is an absolutely beautiful place. and it has a castle... heidelberger schloss (heidelberg castle)... and castles up the stock of any city.