My children love road trips. I find them a wonderful way to experience the real life in a country. Provided that they are broken down in sizable chunks. This was meant to be our only roadtrip. It was now our third.
We picked up our Renault Scenic near our hotel. It came with our trusted travel buddy, TomTom. So after packing up the car, we first stopped at Karlplatz for some quick shopping, and then went on to the BMW museum.
I opted to sit out at the museum (and yes, pride did have something to do with it), and so I found a quiet spot with free wifi, while the children walked through the museum. Judging by the photo's, it is quite an impressive museum. Tertius particularly loved the racing section, but when I suggested that he should try to get a job there, he was disgusted. If it meant having to live in München? No thanks!
Next stop, Heidelberg. We could not get out of München fast enough. And it also meant that Tertius got to drive on the autobahn. He loved it! And even though he tried hard, he still got overtaken regularly. The Germans definitely like their fast cars. Even when we drove into heavy rain, and at times heavy snow, they did not seem to slow down much.
TomTom was very helpful in getting us to our hotel in Heidelberg. Pity he did not have the same abilities in finding parking, but we eventually managed, and were soon on our way to the Christmas market. In fact, there were about three, according the hotel receptionist.
We are seriously considering opening a store that sells European stuff. There are just so many cool things in the shops here. And we simply love the way that Christmas is clearly such a special tradition. It was great to walk through the streets of Heidelberg's old town, browsing through the odd shop, watching people enjoy the markets, drinking eggnog, eating half-a-meter wurst, the temporary merry-go-round providing thrills for young and old.
After some shopping, we took a detour past the old bridge for a view of Heidelberg's castle, and back to our hotel. For the first time I enjoyed Germany. Like the Italians, they managed to get the lighting and atmosphere in the historical part of town just right, and wandering around at night was just so very pleasant.
I'm not quite sure how we intend to remain under our allowed weight for our return flights. It might be a challenge.
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