Mannheim/ Heidelberg

Last weekend I went to Mannheim & Heidleberg (about 3.5 hours by car from Munich). I have 2 friends who live in Heidelberg and 1 who lives in Mannheim. We all studied together in Coruna last semester. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see my friends in Heidelberg but I did get to stay with my friend, Dietram, who lives in Mannheim. We went to Heidelberg for the day on Saturday and saw a castle there. It's a great city. One of the things we saw that was kind of entertaining were these various groups of guys wearing the same T-shirts. They were actually Bachelor party groups. They walk around in these uniformed T-shirts that say something stupidly funny....and one of them is in charge of holding a basket full of gag gifts to attempt to sell to random people on the street. One of the guys was trying to sell me and my friend a vibrating condom. It was pretty funny.

Anyway, here are some pix, enjoy them!

*Mannheim- fountain in front of the Wasser Turm (Water Tower)
*Water Tower/ Wasser Turm- Mannheim
*statue to the side of the Wasser Turm
*Wasser Turm @ night

*Dietram & me in Heidelberg on the way up to the castle.


*US Army Radio Station in Heidelberg
*me @ the entrance to the castle
*part of the original castle. it was damaged and parts have been restored but this is authentic :P
*another part of the original castle....notice @ the bottom there is a partial tower set diagonally... that's not on purpose...it fell :O
*view behind the castle in Heidelberg
*fountain near castle
*me attempting to climb a tree :D

*Dietram climbed it successfully :P

ok more updates to come!