Today we docked in Mannheim and took the buses to Heidelberg. We weren’t sure what kind of day it would be since it was pouring down rain. Mama was a little freaked out with how slick everything was, but we made it up the ramp and onto the bus. We drove through Heidelberg and went straight up to the castle. The castle was beautiful. Part of it is in ruins. In the wine cellar there is the biggest wine barrel in the world.
The bus drove us down into old town and we had a few hours to explore. We had lunch in one of the first plazas we saw walking into town. We had beers and I pigged out on rumpsteak and fries. Mama found a red hat that she has been the center of attention since we arrived back on the boat.
Since her walker is like controlling a jackhammer on these cobblestone streets, we found out from Boyd on Sunday that there are better solutions in Europe than what she has. So we found a store that had a really cool walker! The new one is so much lighter and folds up with the center handle.
The buses dropped us off in Speyer, where I toured by myself later in the evening. The cathedral was gorgeous, and must have been recently cleaned on the outside as it looked new. It was completed in 1061. I wish we would have had more time in both Heidelberg and Speyer, but it was a lot to do both in one day. Speyer was completely pristine and felt spatially bigger than Heidelberg due to the main street being wider. Mama didn’t go into Speyer since it was quite a hike from the boat and she was tired from our big treks around Heidelberg.
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