Day 81 Sunday 10th August:
Rained over night and still raining this morning. Arrived in Heidelberg and it started again. Had a coffee and then headed for the sights of this old university town; the castle and gardens, where there were magnificent views over the city and down the river. Interesting old church, that use to have a dividing wall across the middle so the Lutherans and the Catholics and could both use it – this wall was in place for over 400 years came down in 1936(?).
Arrived back at the van just as the heavens opened up again. We had a lovely spot by the river and spent the rest of the afternoon having lunch and reading.
We later drove to Lorsch for the evening. Lorsch is listed under the UNESCO heritage listing as a place of significance. The old Abbey ruins (Klostermauer) use to be a major centre of learning in Europe during the middle ages. The Spanish destroyed the Abbey during the Thirty Years Wars.
Also, the opera “Der Vogelhandler” was being performed just opposite the Stellplatze – about half an hour into the performance it pour with rains – but the stoic Germans remained to the end.
Bed late and it is still raining.
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