We left Freiburg at 7 am and got there at 9:30-10:00ish. WE first hiked up to the castle, which is situated above the city. By hike i mean we literally went up a 90 degree hill for a good 10 minutes before being greeeted by a number of daunting stairs. The castle is more or less in ruins, having been heavily attacked during the 30 years war. But it still is home to a number of grand German events and still has the best view of heidelberg.
Next was lunch where everyone ate Bulvarian dishes, like liver dumplings (my personal favorite) to brautworst, to mashed pies, and flagueans. But it was delicious, next we geared up for the walking tour of the city. Heidelberg is a university town of 140,000 people and 30,000 students. We visited just about everything there is to see in the whole small city. Ending our tour on the "old bridge" with the most fantastic veiw...
Now it is 12:00 and i am off to Fasnet in Umkirch.
Fasnet is deeply rooted in German culture and is quite different from the carnival celebrated in Cologne. It was originally designed to scare away winter and developed into a celebration before six weeks of lent. Some of the carnival clubs are more than 500 years old.
Don't worry it wouldn't be a German festival without me dressing up and painting my face bright colors! I'll be sure to post pictures and write back soon!
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