A Sunny Day in Heidelberg

The next stop in my little series of exploring Germany was Heidelberg, and let me tell you, I did not expect this place to change my opinion completely, like it did.

This was actually my second time visiting Heidelberg. The first time was in December, during the middle of the Christmas market season. Sounds like a dream, right? Wrong. The weather was absolutely awful that day, cold, gloomy, slightly chaotic, and just not enjoyable at all. And it would've been okay if the Christmas market had lived up to the hype, because I knew i was prepared to brave the bad whether for a beautiful experience, but it was disappointing too.

And that was it. Heidelberg, in my mind, was done.

But then my friend, kept insisting, “We need to go in summer. You haven’t seen the real Heidelberg. We need to visit the Schloss, the castle, everything.” I was very unconvinced. I mean, how different could it really be?

Turns out… very. Very different.

And I’m genuinely so glad I listened, because this trip completely changed how I see Heidelberg.