Bike Ride Heidelberg to Hirschhorn: June 14, 2006

This 60 km bike ride was undoubtedly one of the biggest highlights of the whole trip so far. We rode on bike trails along the Neckar river and through rolling hills, forest and small villages. The final village was Hirschhorn, just a remarkably cute town. We refreshed ourselves with ice cream and filled our water bottles with clean cold water that came from a fountain in the center of town and rode home just as a huge thunderstorm rolled in. It was a magical day.

There were four castle ruins on the other side of the river.

In Hirschhorn, walking up to the old castle. We arrived and found a wedding going on there and no tourists in site, so we climbed many stairs up the castle turret.

Out of the castle window.