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  Twenty Two Hours

  01.26.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Twenty Two Hours

  I arrived home from Germany yesterday, after 22 hours in transit. This consisted of a taxi ride from the hotel to Hauptbahnhof (train station), a train ride from Heidelberg through Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main, then a 12 hour flight (was supposed to be 10 hours, weather, delays, etc.) to arrive home where it was […]

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  Auf Wiedersehen Heidelberg

  01.25.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Auf Wiedersehen Heidelberg

  After a week in this lovely city, it is time to say goodbye. The NH Hotel is a remodeled brewery and was very nice overall. It’s within walking distance of the Hauptstrasse and has a very good breakfast service complete with every wurst you can think of (and many you hadn’t considered.) Here are a […]

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  A Slice of England

  01.24.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on A Slice of England

  Last night I reached my saturation point for “local.” Given my state of being extremely language challenged, I wanted to go into a place where I could read the menu and make low stress choices with predictable outcomes. Fortunately, I stumbled into The Talbot right by the old bridge in Heidelberg, a British Pub complete […]

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  That’s Pepperoni Wurst

  01.23.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  After the previous night’s nice dinner at the Gulden Schaf and a long day at the office, I decided to down scale a bit and find a pizza and some nice beer. The beer as you would imagine wasn’t at all challenging to find, Heidelberger Weizen (wheat beer) but the pizza had some pitfalls to […]

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  The Golden Sheep

  01.22.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on The Golden Sheep

  Last night I was able to walk to old Heidelberg and try one of the long established eateries, The Gulden Schaf (Golden Sheep.) It’s a cozy place that first served meals in 1749 and has been in business since. The latest incarnation includes the restaurant, a hotel, shop, and gallery. I had the lamb chops […]

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