At first glance, Heidelberg's Altstadt (Old Town) seems like a destination frozen in time, with it's historic churches and baroque style buildings, but Heidelberg is alive with cafés, fine dining, shopping and people watching.
“Guten Morgen” rang out from one of the three older ladies who passed me by on an early morning walk on the Philosopher's Way. I had just begun the walk up the steep incline.
Suddenly, it's quiet once again. The only sounds are the crackling of fallen leaves on the pavement. There is a light fog in the air, with the trees ablaze with gold, red and yellow.
What started as a quiet Sunday morning walk ...
I always had the impression of northern Germany as too industrialized, lacking an Old World charm I had come to expect in Germany. My first trip to Bad Neuenahr changed that.
Many years ago, I lived in a small town in Germany. I was there for just two years, but my life there left memories that has always stayed with me. The question was, "Could I go back again?"