When I was in Europe years ago, the included breakfast was coffee, bread, butter and jam. Cheese and ham if you were lucky. Nowadays, the breakfast buffets included at the hotels are massive and yummy. They usually have eggs, sausage,bacon, salads, fruits, several different kinds of bread,cheeses and meats, yougurt, cereal and sometimes even champagne! We are all getting used to having nice big breakfasts in the morning.
So after our great breakfast in Rothenburg, we head on down the "castle road" to our next destination of Heidelberg. The castle road is essentially a scenic route and the last leg is the best: a winding road along the Nekkar River with castles in the high hills over looking the river.
We stop at one castle for lunch, but it is late in the afternoon. The girls are really sad to discover the only thing they can have for lunch is ice cream....
We arrive in Heidelburg and take a quick walk up the famous and historic Haupt Street, stopping in the Market square at an outdoor cafe for refreshment.
On this shopping street, there is an entire store for gummy bears. And they have a window display of a soccer game all of gummy bears.....note the "downed" players in upper left with the referee presiding.
After a quick meal of cheap Chinese food with a bunch of locals, we return to the hotel. We are staying at the Crowne Plaza, the only large chain hotel I booked this trip. I am appalled at the lack of personal attention and care we receive and also that, without telling me, they place a hold on a large sum of money via my credit card as a damage deposit. Most of the small hotels we have stayed at don't even ask for your credit card until you check out. And there is no breakfast included. Well, I decide I will only stay at small hotels in Europe from now on. But the beds are nice and we all sleep very well.
- Mom, Coach and Tour Guide
Location:Heidelburg, Germany
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