Heidelberg is a city with an important university (see the library above) and, at the same time, with an important NATO military base (no picture of it, though). The latter implies that there is an important proportion of the population of American origin and it is common to hear some American English while wandering through the streets.
As main change compared with my last time there (in November 2008), the works on the bridge over River Neckar seem to be over, although apparently nothing has changed. I remember that the original idea was to restore the wooden cover of the bridge, but at the present moment the works are over and the bridge has no wooden cover. What is already there is the monkey at one end of the bridge, where I always take a picture of myself.There are three places in the city from which to get breathtaking views: the tower of the cathedral, the castle and the Philosophenweg. I prefer the latter, although it is quite hard to go uphill from the city centre, climbing via the Schlangenweg. The picture below tries to capture the beautiful view from there (although the more natural views, that one get as one walks, are when walking from Bismarckplatz towards the Schlangenweb).
However, in my forth visits to Heidelberg, the weather has not helped at all. First with my parents in June 2008, I had heavy rain; then with Alex and Miriam in July 2008, it was incredibly hot (we ate three ice-creams each trying to refresh ourselves a little bit); and in November 2008, with Sonia and Rosana, it was extremely cold (-5º C). This time, Andrea and I had hailstone for fifteen minutes. Thus, if I like Heidelberg under these extreme weather conditions, I cannot imagine how it would be with nice weather.
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