Beautiful Heidelberg.....

       So we finally made it over to Heidelberg this weekend. It was so beautiful and well worth the two and a half hour drive it took to get to it. This castle is full of a long and confusing history. It was initially built in 1196 after that it went through many different owners including King Ludwig and certain popes. It has been destroyed by fire and wars throughout its long history, but this castle is still amazing to look at. And even though partially distructed, it is still gorgeous. Germany is in the process of restoring it now so in some of my pictures you will see scafoldes. Enjoy because there are a ton of pictures.

This is the first view of the castle you see when coming down into the valley it sits in....

The grounds surrounding the castle... I couldn't take enough pictures with there being so much color in the trees... it was a perfect fall day...

This is one of the towers that was shot apart by French soldiers in the 1600's using their cannons.

The side that took the most damage......

Straight on shot of the damage....

This is how the castle originally looked before any wars or fires.....

The ornate detail in this castle is amazing.......

One of the many look-outs that gives you a gorgeous view of the city and the Main river....

The city................

Looking down into what once was filled with water.....

 I have no idea what these trees are... but the leaves look like little Japanese fans when you look at them...

And of course my two favorite boys.....

I hope you enjoyed Heidelberg Castle like we did..... have a great week!