I was born in Heidelburg and spent 4-5 years of my childhood here....some of the best times I've ever had. Imagine walking through a town and looking up to see a freaking castle on the hill. You don't get that in the US. Hopefully I'll visit this wondrous place again someday...maybe even live back here :)
I was in the US army back then when we visited it. We walk it all the way up, because soldiers walk. Besides being good exercise, we got views that no one else gets by ridding up!
What a great tour and fun to see you on camera to personalize the voice. We love Germany but haven't been to Heidleberg yet. We'll have to add it to our list. Thanks -Henry
The castle's museum was spectacular holding a most interesting collection of articles and weapons from the middle ages. Little did I know at the time that years later I would get involve in HEMA, the study of historical European martial arts.
Little know these days is the fact that from the 1980s through the early 2000;s, Sigmund Romburg's operetta The Student Prince was performed on summer evenings in the courtyard of the Heidelberg Castle. It was performed in English and the performers were signers from the Heidelberg Opera as well a a large number of American soldiers and family members who were stationed in Heidelberg. It was a performance where when the prince was supposed to arrived in a horse drawn carriage, he arrived in a horse drawn carriage. At intermission we would enjoy a glass of wine down by the giant wine barrel. It was one of the things we did for every one of the 12 years we lived/worked in Heidelberg.❤ to Heidelberg.
I lived in Heidelburg, Germany overseas, and my mom was stationed 3 years there (April 1992-April 1995) and spent 3 years of my childhood here (late June 1992-winter/early 1993; and from mid June 1994-early April 1995) before returning to the United States. I'll never go back again.
Dennis your videos are priceless in trip planning. I have relied upon them in so many ways. Our last trip to Paris and Provence was certainly enhanced after reviewing your Arles, Avignon, Nimes, Aix and related videos. Going to Belguim and Austria in May and am enjoying your Bruges, Vienna and Salzburg videos. Please keep up the excellent work.
really great, thanks for sharing, we were also two days ago in Heidelberg, felt like we really need to see this place. It was amazing, we also recorded a vlog out of this tour, not as professional as yours but still we tried our luck ;-)
Technically, the "Heidelberg Castle" is not a castle, it's a palace. And in fact, in German it is called "Schloß" (=palace) and not "Burg" (=castle). The difference: a castle (Burg) performs military functions, i.e. it's a fortification for defense, while a palace (Schloß) is the residence or court of a regent, performing only representative functions. We can see in the picture, that the Heidelberg Palace with its beautiful ornaments, large Renaissance garden/park, concert hall and wine cellar was clearly meant for representation and festivities, and not for warfare. 🙂 (Well, maybe in its early beginning, but certainly not for the last 600 years or so....) BTW: the palace was not destroyed, when the French "attacked" it, the French had already occupied Heidelberg and the surrounding area in 1688. (Heidelberg having surrendered without a fight, as clearly the town and the palace were not fit for 17th century warfare.) Basically no damage was done to the city nor to the palace in that original invasion. Then in 1689 an alliance of several German States, the Netherlands, England, Spain and Sweden forced the French invaders to retreat. But before they retreated, they decided to follow a "scorched earth" strategy, burned down several cities and villages in that area and also blew up part of the Heidelberg Palace with mines. The war went back and forth for a few more years and Heidelberg was occupied again by French forces in 1693. This time, drunken French soldiers got out of control, massacred the civilian population, burned down pretty much the entire city, and the fire also destroyed most parts of the Heidelberg Palace that had survived the 1689 mining. Much later, in the 1760s, some reconstruction work was attempted but was aborted again in 1764, when lightning struck and destroyed that what had survived the destructions of 1689/93...
Thank you for that clear explanation of the difference. I'm sure you are correct. However, it is always called a castle, which sounds more dramatic than another palace, and it does look like a castle from the outside. It must be an aspect of the German Romantic tradition to look upon it as a fortification, which it certainly was earlier, as you mention. Thanks for the information and perspective.
I was born in Heidelburg and spent 4-5 years of my childhood here....some of the best times I've ever had. Imagine walking through a town and looking up to see a freaking castle on the hill. You don't get that in the US. Hopefully I'll visit this wondrous place again someday...maybe even live back here :)
Hey kingdingalang, are you Frankinfurter???
I was in the US army back then when we visited it. We walk it all the way up, because soldiers walk. Besides being good exercise, we got views that no one else gets by ridding up!
What a great tour and fun to see you on camera to personalize the voice. We love Germany but haven't been to Heidleberg yet. We'll have to add it to our list. Thanks -Henry
I enjoyed your Heidelberg videos. Brings back many memories and you didn’t leave out any details. Another great vid.
I allready had this on my travel itinerary and looked up youtube to find info. Not disappointed at all. Makes it easier for me to prepare.
This was a fun tour. Thank you for this! I look forward to visiting one day.
Muy bonitos viajes virtuales muchas gracias
Very nice video! Greetings from Switzerland!
Beautiful city!!
I was there in 1970 when restoration was just started. It's wonderful to see if now in this video.
The castle's museum was spectacular holding a most interesting collection of articles and weapons from the middle ages. Little did I know at the time that years later I would get involve in HEMA, the study of historical European martial arts.
I would definitely be walking&hiking! We climbed Neuchwenstein!It's a slice of 🎂 cake❤❤❤!!!Deutschland!!!
Little know these days is the fact that from the 1980s through the early 2000;s, Sigmund Romburg's operetta The Student Prince was performed on summer evenings in the courtyard of the Heidelberg Castle. It was performed in English and the performers were signers from the Heidelberg Opera as well a a large number of American soldiers and family members who were stationed in Heidelberg. It was a performance where when the prince was supposed to arrived in a horse drawn carriage, he arrived in a horse drawn carriage. At intermission we would enjoy a glass of wine down by the giant wine barrel. It was one of the things we did for every one of the 12 years we lived/worked in Heidelberg.❤ to Heidelberg.
Who came here from monster?
I lived in Heidelburg, Germany overseas, and my mom was stationed 3 years there (April 1992-April 1995) and spent 3 years of my childhood here (late June 1992-winter/early 1993; and from mid June 1994-early April 1995) before returning to the United States. I'll never go back again.
Beautiful. Why didn’t I go when I was in Germany. A trip back one day.
i guess I am quite off topic but do anyone know of a good site to watch new series online ?
@Jaiden Tyson I use Flixzone. Just search on google for it :)
Dennis your videos are priceless in trip planning. I have relied upon them in so many ways. Our last trip to Paris and Provence was certainly enhanced after reviewing your Arles, Avignon, Nimes, Aix and related videos. Going to Belguim and Austria in May and am enjoying your Bruges, Vienna and Salzburg videos. Please keep up the excellent work.
really great, thanks for sharing, we were also two days ago in Heidelberg, felt like we really need to see this place. It was amazing, we also recorded a vlog out of this tour, not as professional as yours but still we tried our luck ;-)
Please do walk! It’s lovely!
This video is a Bergbahn commercial 😂 I didn’t even make it the first 5 minutes 😆
Too bad you didn't watch the rest of it, where I show how to walk down the hill rather than riding the Bergbahn, at 19:00
great video... such a lovely trip!
0:44 That's what I remember the most from when I visited there in the late 80's. That precariously hanging tower which threatened to fall at any time.
Excellent overview!
when i lived in germany, i loved walking up the hill lmao
the back stairs are probably the easiest and cheapest way up there
Jeez!!why wasnt I told about this!!?we walked all the way up and all the way back down lol
I like the story
very good
tack dennis dina videos är som gamla vänner man tröttnar inte the wiking
Technically, the "Heidelberg Castle" is not a castle, it's a palace. And in fact, in German it is called "Schloß" (=palace) and not "Burg" (=castle).
The difference: a castle (Burg) performs military functions, i.e. it's a fortification for defense, while a palace (Schloß) is the residence or court of a regent, performing only representative functions. We can see in the picture, that the Heidelberg Palace with its beautiful ornaments, large Renaissance garden/park, concert hall and wine cellar was clearly meant for representation and festivities, and not for warfare. 🙂 (Well, maybe in its early beginning, but certainly not for the last 600 years or so....)
BTW: the palace was not destroyed, when the French "attacked" it, the French had already occupied Heidelberg and the surrounding area in 1688. (Heidelberg having surrendered without a fight, as clearly the town and the palace were not fit for 17th century warfare.) Basically no damage was done to the city nor to the palace in that original invasion.
Then in 1689 an alliance of several German States, the Netherlands, England, Spain and Sweden forced the French invaders to retreat. But before they retreated, they decided to follow a "scorched earth" strategy, burned down several cities and villages in that area and also blew up part of the Heidelberg Palace with mines. The war went back and forth for a few more years and Heidelberg was occupied again by French forces in 1693. This time, drunken French soldiers got out of control, massacred the civilian population, burned down pretty much the entire city, and the fire also destroyed most parts of the Heidelberg Palace that had survived the 1689 mining. Much later, in the 1760s, some reconstruction work was attempted but was aborted again in 1764, when lightning struck and destroyed that what had survived the destructions of 1689/93...
Thank you for that clear explanation of the difference. I'm sure you are correct. However, it is always called a castle, which sounds more dramatic than another palace, and it does look like a castle from the outside. It must be an aspect of the German Romantic tradition to look upon it as a fortification, which it certainly was earlier, as you mention. Thanks for the information and perspective.