Leevi's brother, Josh, is here as our first visitor! Leevi has to work the rest of this week so Josh and the girls and I are touring around locally. We spent the first day in Heidelberg where we met Leevi for lunch and then ventured to the Heidelberg Castle.
A bit of history about the castle...
Under Friedrich V (1613 - 1619), the main building of the westside was erected, the so called "English Building".
The castle and its garden were destroyed several times (during the 30 Years' War and the Palatine War of Succession). As Prince Elector Karl Theodor tried to restore the castle, lightning struck in 1764 and ended all attempts at rebuilding. Later on, the castle was misused as a quarry; castle stones were taken to build new houses in
Today, the hall is used for festivities, e.g. dinner banquets, balls and theatre performances. During the Heidelberg Castle Festival in the summer, the courtyard is the site of open air musicals, operas and theatre performances and classical concerts such as the famous "Castle Serenades" performed by the Heidelberg City Orchestra.
I loved this Fall tree in the middle of the castle courtyard. Kailee fell asleep on the short ride from lunch to the castle so the first half of the castle tour was nice not having to chase around two!
She LOVES little doors! :)
Sundial
Massive beer vat
She's awake!!!!
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