Day trips from Heidelberg via train?
Jul 4th, 2005, 01:50 PM
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Day trips from Heidelberg via train?
hello all!
Thanks in advance for your help...
I will be staying in Heidelberg for two weeks in October. I am traveling there with my father, who will be there on business. I am looking for your advice on day trips to take while he is at work during the week. I'd be traveling by train or bus and would like to be back in time to have dinner with him in the evenings. Any and all recommendations will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Thanks in advance for your help...
I will be staying in Heidelberg for two weeks in October. I am traveling there with my father, who will be there on business. I am looking for your advice on day trips to take while he is at work during the week. I'd be traveling by train or bus and would like to be back in time to have dinner with him in the evenings. Any and all recommendations will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Jul 4th, 2005, 02:34 PM
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Having to go out and back in a somewhat restricted day, considering also that in October the daylight hours become more limited, means that you will probably need to stay pretty close to Heidelberg. My suggestions for the best places to visit (some by bus, some by train) are as follows:
-Wurzburg: beautiful baroque city
-Bad Wimpfen: neat spa village
-Speyer: nice old town
-Worms: also nice
-Michelstadt and Miltenberg: two nice villages close enough to visit both in a day
Also, about as far away as Wurzburg is Rothenburg, but I'd choose Wurzburg if I couldn't see both. Good luck.
-Wurzburg: beautiful baroque city
-Bad Wimpfen: neat spa village
-Speyer: nice old town
-Worms: also nice
-Michelstadt and Miltenberg: two nice villages close enough to visit both in a day
Also, about as far away as Wurzburg is Rothenburg, but I'd choose Wurzburg if I couldn't see both. Good luck.
Jul 4th, 2005, 04:20 PM
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I agree with Bad Wimpfen. We were there in May and it is just beautiful. Small and compact with many fascinating buildings to explore such as the Blauer Turm and Roter Turm dating from circa 1200. You can read more about BW in my trip report by clicking on my name.
Jul 5th, 2005, 04:40 AM
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hi there,
You can go pretty far in one day, so You can reach a lot of places. If You enjoy trainriding go to Stuttgart via Heilbronn, passing the valley of the river Neckar. Nice in October while the wine is picked. Also Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden is a nice trip.
have fun
Gar
You can go pretty far in one day, so You can reach a lot of places. If You enjoy trainriding go to Stuttgart via Heilbronn, passing the valley of the river Neckar. Nice in October while the wine is picked. Also Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden is a nice trip.
have fun
Gar
Jul 5th, 2005, 10:06 AM
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great suggestions so far! Bettyk - I enjoyed your trip report. Wayne - good to know Rothenburg is an option, I wasn't sure of the distance. Gar - sounds fantastic, I really enjoy train traveling! The research begins - thank you all so much!
Jul 9th, 2005, 05:29 AM
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An idea would be to visit Koeln with it's great cathedral. This woud also entail a nice trip by train along the banks of the Rhine. Take a look at a map of that part of Germany, explore bahn.de and create day trips.
Jul 11th, 2005, 05:35 AM
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Hello Romy,
how about adding another country to your travel plans? Strasbourg in the French Alsace region is only a 2 hour trip away (1:47 to 2:14 depending on train connections).
Take a look at their English homepage
http://www.strasbourg.fr/StrasbourgFr/GB
Concerning the chocolate museum:
I enjoyed myself a lot - but I have to admit, I´m a chocoholic. They show you the whole process from the cocoa tree to the finished product (manufacturing small amounts on site) and there´s a chocolate fountain and a museum shop worth hitting...
And about Heidelberg: The "Enjoy Jazz - international festival" is taking place in October.
Have you come across the tourist information yet?
http://www.cvb-heidelberg.de/index_eng.html
Enjoy your trip to my home town!
how about adding another country to your travel plans? Strasbourg in the French Alsace region is only a 2 hour trip away (1:47 to 2:14 depending on train connections).
Take a look at their English homepage
http://www.strasbourg.fr/StrasbourgFr/GB
Concerning the chocolate museum:
I enjoyed myself a lot - but I have to admit, I´m a chocoholic. They show you the whole process from the cocoa tree to the finished product (manufacturing small amounts on site) and there´s a chocolate fountain and a museum shop worth hitting...
And about Heidelberg: The "Enjoy Jazz - international festival" is taking place in October.
Have you come across the tourist information yet?
http://www.cvb-heidelberg.de/index_eng.html
Enjoy your trip to my home town!
Jul 12th, 2005, 09:03 AM
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Try Schloss Hornberg in Neckarzimmern, about 62 km south of Heidelberg. You can tour and taste and purchase in their winery and they have a beautiful restaurant overlooking the Neckar - great spot for a Sunday lunch or Saturday dinner or any meal for that matter. Go to www.castle-hotel-hornberg.com and click on the Brit flag for English. There is a local train stop and I'm sure there must be a bus from Frankfurt
Jul 12th, 2005, 10:36 AM
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Do the KD Rhine boats - about an hour to Rudesheim by train, take the 2 hour float to Bingen, going thru the best of the Rhine gorge and return to Heidelberg by rail - about an hour. Boats go less often as October drags on but weekend service is good. Boats do run all year. (www.k-d-.com) Just show up at dock - no reservations needed or possible i think. Commentary in English en route. there are also boat trip on the Main River in Heidelberg vicinity.
Jul 12th, 2005, 02:48 PM
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We usually drive when we visit Europe, however, this trick might help you. I take a perfectly good map and draw circles on it showing 50 miles, 100 miles, 150 miles around my base of operations. It keeps me from thinking only in one direction, knowing I can reach the places in my circles in 1, 2 or 3 hours.
I wouldn't be surprised if you don't include the Rhine Valley or perhaps even Amsterdam and Brussels in your circles around Heidelberg. If you really go crazy maybe you could arrange for him to 'batch it' one evening and you could do an overnight in one direction or another.
Enjoy your trip.
I wouldn't be surprised if you don't include the Rhine Valley or perhaps even Amsterdam and Brussels in your circles around Heidelberg. If you really go crazy maybe you could arrange for him to 'batch it' one evening and you could do an overnight in one direction or another.
Enjoy your trip.
