Travelling in Germany

I've been living in southern Germany for several years now, but have just started collecting info recently. I will be starting with info for Augsburg and Munich.

If you want to learn some German, check out my German phrase guides.

I used to live in Heidelberg, but it was a while ago. Here are some parts of what I remember. Eventually I will verify this info and turn it into a Heidelberg page. Vetters (in the heart of the Altstadt) used to have the highest alcohol percentage beer in the world at 33%. It's still 33%, but no longer the highest in the world. Near there, a friend of mine James, opened a bar called Jack the Rippers. It's a cool basement jazz bar with a big expat scene. The Irish bar O'Reilly's across the bridge is really cool, but usually filled with Americans. Nachtschicht was the place to go dancing, even though it's a bit of a meat market.

8. Brauhaus Vetter
Steingasse 9
69115 Heidelberg

19. Jack the Ripper
Fischergasse
69117 Heidelberg

23. O'Reilly's
Brückenkopfstrasse 1
69120 Heidelberg

I got these addresses from this website.

Going up the mountain opposite the castle, on the other side of the river, there is a torn down castle/cloister at the very tip top, but before you get there is a Nazi architecture stone amphitheater that is definitely worth seeing., below that is another set of ruins with a still-standing tower. There's a good view of the castle from the top of the tower. Next to the parking lot at the top is a typical German restaurant, and the first place that I ever had Damfknödel, you absolutely have to try one. It's a doughy pastry filled with plum sauce, topped with hot vanilla pudding and then heavily sprinkled with confectionary sugar.

Going upriver? to the east to the next town or two, i can't remember the name, in about 5 miles, you hit a section where there are four castles on the left all in a row. The first two are ruins, and you can climb around in them, the second two are more the mansion style of castle, and are still occupied.

I've forgotten a lot of names of things, but that should help out a little bit, unless, of course, some of these places have closed down or changed names in the interim. A great place to get info is e-Heidelberg.com.

Check out the The German Information Center for lots of current information about Germany. It's sort of like an online newspaper, but lots more.

'Luftlmalerei: traditional house paintings in the Alps' is another one of many incomplete projects that I have begun and am slowly adding to. If it isn't up now, check back soon.

The unsicht-Bar in Berlin and Cologne is a restuarant that serves in complete darkness. You are lead to your table by blind waiters and won't see anything throughout your meal. See an article in English on the unsicht-Bar.