Our boat docked at Mannheim. We were bused from there to Heidelberg. A bit about this city:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Heidelberg (German: is a city in the German state of Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914, of which roughly a quarter consisted of students.[3]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Located about 78 km (48 mi) south of Frankfurt, Heidelberg is the fifth-largest city in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg. Heidelberg is part of the densely populated Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heidelberg University, founded in 1386, is Germany’s oldest and one of Europe’s most reputable universities.[4] Heidelberg is a scientific hub in Germany and home to several internationally renowned research facilities adjacent to its university, including the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and four Max Planck Institutes.[5] The city has also been a hub for the arts, especially literature, throughout the centuries, and it was designated a “City of Literature” by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our tour guide hit us at our first stop with his opening installment of German Royals history. It was cold and windy. The group shifted uncomfortable. A five minute walk to another stop, we paused for our 2nd installment of what was, to my dismay, another deep dive. Fifteen minutes of droning later, Eileen and I were two blocks away and moving fast. Most of our group were close on our heels. I suspect that by the 3rd stop, he was pontificating to empty air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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