It's been awhile since I last posted. I arrived back in the US a couple of weeks ago. During my last weeks in Europe I traveled more than I had in any other stretch of time there. I went to Copenhagen, Denmark, and in Germany I visited a friend in Karlsruhe and Heidelberg.
I had a blast in Copenhagen. If any of you are ever thinking about going to Europe, I definitely suggest a stop in Copenhagen. There are so many old buildings and beautiful gardens. The bike culture there is amazing. Everywhere you go there are bikes just sitting around and people pedaling past you. That said, the city is walkable if you're not against killing your feet.
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| Bikes for Rent in Copenhagen |
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| One of the Palaces in Copenhagen |
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| Colorful Houses in Copenhagen |
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| Windmill in Copenhagen |
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| Cherry Blossoms |
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| Friend I made at the Royal Stables in Copenhagen |
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| Royal Stables |
The weekend after Copenhagen I took the bus to Karlsruhe to visit a friend I had met in Hamburg. Karlsruhe is a small university town. The main attraction is the garden of an old palace. After visiting the palace and its gardens the first day, the second day we took a train to Heidelberg.
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| Palace in Karlsruhe |
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| Palace Gardens |
Heidelberg has some of the oldest buildings in Germany that survived the World Wars. A river lines one side of the old town and above the river up on a mountain, is a pathway called Philosophenweg, Philosopher's way. There is a really cool stone path up the mountain to get to Philosophenweg. I'm pretty sure my friend was ready to abandon me after I made us walk up the path. It was a good workout, though. After we walked along Philosphenweg a bit and had seen all the sights, we went back across the river and to the castle. We didn't go inside the castle, as it's mostly ruins, but we did walk around in the gardens for awhile. We even made flower crowns.
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| View from Pilosophenweg |
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| Path to Philosophenweg |
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| Flower Crown! |
