Heidelberg, Germany, the Complete Tour
Heidelberg is one of the prettiest and best-preserved towns in all of Germany, set in picture postcard perfection alongside the Neckar River, with a classic castle towering above. Filled with Old World charm, it’s almost like a fantasy version of an ancient German town, or something dreamed up by Disney -- but this is the real thing. Heidelberg’s historic center of picturesque early 18th century buildings, about one mile long and four blocks wide, is an ideal-sized pedestrian zone to explore on foot.
Heidelberg movie chapters; ;
00:01 introduction; 2:39 Marktplatz (Marketplace); 8:43 Hauptstrasse; 13:48 University of Heidelberg; 19:43 Bismarkplatz; 23:32 Castle; 44:21 Philosopher’s Walk; 54:52 Boat Ride; 1:05:05 Walk little lanes; 1:22:27 hotel and restaurants;
In this detailed movie we are taking you in depth for a complete look at Heidelberg. Of course we will take you to the most historic landmark of Heidelberg, the castle up on the hill, one of the most famous and beautiful in Europe. We will show you how to get up there and then we’ll take a walk in the garden and show you how to get down.
But first we’re going to explore the city itself, it has an amazing pedestrian zone filled with restaurants, shops, historic structures and always busy with lots of people.
We’ll go for a walk along the main street o lf town the Hauptstrasse, then we’ll explore the little side streets as well and we’ll take a stroll on the Philosophers Walk up on the hill overlooking the city with great views looking back at the town We’ll take a boat ride on the Neckar River all the way up to Necharsteinach and back, with many practical tips including a survey of the restaurants of town and we’ll visit the University of Heidelberg, the oldest in Germany.
This detailed movie combines 6 recent shorter films into one complete video. The individual films that make up this movie can also be seen individually in this playlist:
Heidelberg to Neckarsteinach boat ride on the Neckar River, Germany
Heidelberg, Germany, is a great place to take a boat ride on the Neckar River, either the short 40-minute round-trip or a longer half-day round trip to the village of Neckarsteinach where you can explore fascinating castle ruins. We show you both choices in this short travel movie.
It's just magnificent to sit on the upper deck of the boat out in the sunshine and enjoy the fresh air while having some drinks served to you and watching all of these grand sites float by. You’ll get nice views of Heidelberg as you cruise along and the announcer tells you some about the history.
The 40-minute cruise gives you a relaxing view of the city and riverbank parks from the comfortable perspective of a small boat. Now you'll notice as you cruise along the river banks there some beautiful houses. These are like mansions or small castles, many of them now have been subdivided into apartments you might have a duplex there were a troop of triplex here that were formerly large single-family homes adapting to the modern times.
And then there's the long, beautiful rivers-edge park. You'll see this is very popular with the locals as playgrounds for the kids. There is weeping willow trees and various kinds of lush vegetation, there's flocks of geese. There's ducks swimming by. and this River Park continues and continues for nearly a mile. People can walk here from town very easily or drive. There's plenty of parking nearby, or take a bus, have a picnic, do some sunbathing and even swim in the river. The water is clean enough and warm enough in the summer time that the locals will jump in.
If you go all the way to Neckarsteinach, it takes 90 minutes to cruise there, then you could spend a few hours having lunch and exploring several small castle ruins, and return to Heidelberg in the afternoon. This is a very nice ride on a medium-sized river ship that holds several hundred people, with comfortable chairs, both indoors and on the deck, plus a decent snack bar.
Neckarsteinach is known as the Town of Four Castles, so the main event here is walking along the footpath which brings you to these old ruins. It is worthwhile to continue about a mile, all the way to the final castle, which is the best of the lot. You can clamber over the abandoned walls, and walk the crumbled stairs to get a nice view looking down on the river valley. Like many castles along Europe’s waterways, these were homes to barons who extorted tolls from passing ships, so they needed a good view to spot their prey.
Back in the Neckarsteinach village center you will find several nice restaurants serving typical local foods, that will taste extra-fine after working up an appetite on your hike to the castles. Sometimes a small brass band performs at outdoor pubs here, so listen for the tunes as you walk around. Keep in mind your return boat schedule, as departures are about once every hour until the last one at 5:00pm.
On the edge of the Heidelberg town the Neckar River has a lock. There's a number of blocks along the rivers of Europe. Of course, to adjust for the different levels of the river as it goes uphill or downhill. So you go into the lock and watch that process. It takes about five minutes for the lock to fill up. In this case we’re going up higher so that's always kind of interesting to watch the water come into the lock chamber and fill it up and then the gates open on everybody likes to grab a railing in have a look and see what's going on especially good for the kids. And while were waiting perhaps have another beer. Or you can have lunch on board some of the ships.
The boat leaves from the dock near the university cafeteria, the Marsstall, that medieval fortress looking building, which used to be an arsenal. It's right near Bauamtsgasse, about one half-mile from the Marketplatz.
You will love this boat excursion, a good alternative to just staying in Heidelberg.
A day out in: Heidelberg
One of Germany's most important tourist destinations, Germany's oldest university and an impressive castle -- that's Heidelberg.
Alkmaar, Netherlands city tour and boat ride
We are visiting the small and historic Dutch city of Alkmaar. It's in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands about 10 km from the coast and 40 km northwest of Amsterdam. You might not spend the night here, but it makes a lovely daytrip destination with its large number of historic buildings, many shops large and small, lots of Dutch food, lovely canals and one important event.
Alkmaar is most famous for its cheese market that happens every week from March until the end of September and we have a complete separate movie about the cheese market that you can see here:
In this vbideowe’re going to show you that there is a lot more to see in town besides the cheese market, so by all means spend a few more hours when you get here and walk around in the charming little pedestrian zone, and take a boat ride through the scenic canals passing a lot of very old brick bridges and buildings.
The historic center of the old city is relatively small, just about a kilometer across with several main shopping streets for pedestrians so you can easily walk around in a couple of hours and maybe take an hour for a meal and spend at least half a day here, or maybe the full day with the cheese market, then shopping, eating, strolling, and just enjoying the pedestrian atmosphere of this historic old city.
It's especially lively on cheese market day with lots of sidewalk stands set up selling crafts and foods, and clothing, all kinds of souvenirs, some big wooden shoes, and of course you'll have a variety of different types of locally produced cheeses.
The sidewalk stands are carrying on a long historical tradition because up until the 19th century, most food and agricultural products were traded on street markets.
We'll see a lot more of the city coming right up including a canal boat ride. But first a little discussion of how to get here.
Most visitors to Alkmaar are staying in Amsterdam and coming up here as a daytrip.
Perhaps the best way to get here is by train directly from Amsterdam Central Station -- just takes about 35 to 40 minutes to get up here and you will have the services of the excellent Dutch rail system with departures four times an hour on trains that are clean and smooth and not expensive.
Recapping our walk starting at the train station. We have gone through the middle of the old city and now have reached the center of the shopping and cultural area.
And here we've got sidestreets as well that are fascinating for strolling along and doing some more shopping.
These blocks in the city center preserve that 17th-century pattern of canals and narrow streets with many historic buildings we have reached the most beautiful part of Alkmaar.
Here are all of the elements of a traditional Dutch city come together what you would hope to find when you visit Holland old brick buildings along the canal Terrace restaurant with a view of the passing parade of people with shops and benches and flowerpots in the street lamps.
You might consider this the center of town with this impressive bridge in front of the Weigh House and leading across the canal to a lovely little shopping district with more of these pedestrian lanes with little boutiques tucked away. You could wander for hours.
This neighborhood in front of the Weigh House is action central for all the boats going through the town. Here you'll find several different choices for joining up with a boat tour. Some of them are just casual friends getting together, others are organized by various companies in town.
Marseille, France, walking tour
Marseille has the second-largest population in France, and strolling along this fine street makes it seem like you are in a smaller version of Paris. The sidewalks are wide, a tram runs down the middle, shops and cafés line both sides, scooters glide by, lots of people are out strolling, trees provide greenery, four-story buildings create a human scale, and you are gliding along slightly downhill.
Several side streets that are mostly for pedestrians and lined with more shops offer tempting detours, especially rues de Rome, d’Aubagne, Saint-Ferréol, and Paradis. You can easily walk up one for a few blocks, then cross over to the next and return to La Canabière, zigzagging your way along.
How could this get much better?
Yes. It gets even better when you reach the waterfront end of La Canebière at the vast marina, and with more major streets peeling off in various directions. This total walk from the train station to waterfront is only 1,000 meters, which takes 15 minutes at normal walking speed, but probably longer because you want to stop and detour along the way, adding another 15 minutes at least.
A pleasant and comfortable section of the waterfront is across the marina on the south side, with a series of broad avenues, plazas, pedestrian streets and many restaurants. Walk past the top of the port on Quai de la Fraternité to Cours J. Ballard and explore the four blocks leading from here along the waterfront to Place aux Huiles, with side lanes for pedestrians only. Running through the middle is a classic pedestrian street, Rue Saint-Saëns, leading to Place Thiars. The city’s largest outdoor plaza is one block inland with many outdoor restaurants, Cours Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves, in an open space that was created in the 1980s after community activists successfully pressured the government to demolish a huge multi-level parking lot and put the cars underground.
Regatta Boat Race and Wustrow City Tour, Germany
Our last day in Germany was spent visiting the town of Wustrow. From our hotel in a neighboring town we took our bicycles and pedaled our way along country roads taking in the scenic views of farmland and old homes. After touring around the town we were fortunate enough to witness the Regatta boat races. What made these boats unique is that they feature five red sails. Along with other spectators we felt mesmerized by the sheer amount of boats taking part in the event. Overall, it was a relaxing way to spend our final day in Germany before we're off to Luxembourg.
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Regatta Boat Race and Wustrow City Tour, Germany Travel Video Transcript:
So once again good morning from Germany. This is actually going to be our last vlog from the country because it is our last day here. It is day six. So we're planning to spend the morning visiting the town of Wustrow. It is a little seaside village so we've got some bikes that we picked up from the hotel. We're going to be biking around and just checking out the area. It should be lots of fun so let's get pedaling.
Beware of the scary cats! Meow!
So we've just arrived in the town of Wustrow. We had to bike about five kilometers to get here and it is a really hot day out. I'm thinking mid thirties so we're a bit sweaty but we're ready to start exploring. Apparently this town is really well known for its fisherman homes. So we're just going to bike around the neighborhood see what the houses look like and yeah, let's go.
Another thing we're loving about this town is visiting the homes in the older more traditional neighborhoods. And as you can see behind me the roofs on all of these homes are made out of reeds.
We're certainly picked an excellent day to visit this town because they're having a Regatta race. It is a type of sailboat race. And what makes these boats unique is that they have five kinds of sails on them and they're all red.
And that concludes day six in Germany. Just like that our trip has come to an end. As usual time has flown by. It went by so quickly. And I still can't believe how much we managed to do and see. Today we had a lovely time wandering around an old fishing village and we also watched a Regatta which was a lot of fun. And now it is time to pack up and get ready for the next destination. And that is Luxembourg. So stayed tuned for more videos from there.
This is part of our Travel in Germany series. We're making a series of videos showcasing German culture, German arts, German foods, German religion, German cuisine and German people.
All photos and video taken by Samuel Jeffery (Nomadic Samuel) and Audrey Bergner (That Backpacker).
Music in this video courtesy of Audio Network
Quiet Tourist and Travel Destination of Dilsberg, Germany Aug 2012 just outside Heidelberg
Hilltop community built around the old castle fortress, overlooking the Neckar Valley in Germany. Castle built aound 1150-1200 possibly because of the establishment of the Neckar as an important traffic route. Some Roman finds in the area of Dilsberg give reason to believe that the land Dilsberg is now on was already used for settlement by the Roman occupation troops
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Big party in Germany on the river
On the party boat arriving at Neckarsteinach for the big castle burning and fireworks show. Many boats and it was FANTASTIC!
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