Heidelberg - A few hours...

 

Had the chance to go to the Building IoT conference in Heidelberg this year. Having heard about its castle and old town, I decided to take the camera along and went out to explore one early evening...

Restaurants

A not so typical restaurant. Really cool place though, an old train carriage.

Bismarck Statue

The statue of the former Reichskanzler in the public park named after him.

Neckar Shores

Looking north.

Church Spire

The Providenzkirche from the other side of the river.

Old Town Shores

The old town on the river Neckar, looking eastwards this time.

Gates

The gate from old bridge over the Neckar to the entry of the old town.

Mice

Directly next to the bridge monkey, intending to remind of the previous corn production facilities.

Bridge Monkey

There's some legend behind it from the 17th century - this one is from 1979 though.

Old town streets

A street in the old town.

Doors

One of the doors in the walls on the way up to the castle.

The black hole

Looking down into one of the ditches of the castle.

Castle grounds.

The castle with its large defensive walls and ditch.

Castle courtyard

The inside of the castle.

Through the Windows

The view from the castle through the windows of one of its small observation towers.

Sunset views

Looking over the city from the castle.

Castle Walls

The castle was originally built around 1200, but has been rebuilt and renovated multiple times in its history.

Tunnels

On the way down walking through one of the tunnels under the castle.

Sunkissed

Beautiful light on this clear spring evening.

Light

It's not often that I've seen nicer light in nature than on this shot. Literally no edits.

Crest

I couldn't figure out the meaning of this crest, it's almost the same as the Bavarian one.

Castle Gardens

The large castle gardens on the backside.

From the Gardens

The back of the caste looks very different and isn't as well preserved. Parts of it are under renovation now.

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No idea how they got there and what they are.

The Old Bridge.

Or Karl Theodor bridge, its real name.

Duck

Cool animals.

Defense Tower

The Heidelberg Castle Powder Turret was split by an explosion.

The Past

How the castle used to look like in its glory days.

Steep

The walk up.

Old Town Square

The old town is full of restaurants with a traditional name and look, but not always with the matching food..

Restaurants

Another typical restaurant.

Shop of stuff

The random collection of useless artifacts shop.

Liquor Store

Specialised in Absinthe.

Main Street

The "Main Street" in the old town leading towards the newer areas.

Main Street

Another shot of the same street a bit further westwards

The Castle

From the Philosophers walk again.

Old Town

A view of the old town from the Bismarck statue.

Locked

You could find love locks in a few places in the city. Weird trend.

Bismarck Statue

Built in the early 1900s, with a fire pit on top.

From the Philosophers Walk

A view of the old town from the so called Philosophers hiking trail on the west of the Neckar.

Slim

Horizontally challenged house.

Tree

Beautiful large tree on the shores of the Neckar river.

Head Ping Pong

Seen this a few times already, crazy sport.

Football

Kids playing football on the shores of the Neckar.

Rowing

I saw a lot of rowing boats on the river daily, must be a local sport, maybe driven by the many students.

Streets of Heidelberg

Some of the beautiful buildings along the main roads in the newer part of the city.