I'm a simple emigrant and I continue to explore Germany further

My vacation I wanted to spend with Russian friends in Turkey, but at that time the Russian government abruptly decided to shut the shop. I wasn't planning to fly there on my own, and in the end I was left without a vacation, so I decided that I would travel within the country. The choice fell on Heidelberg (in Russian-speaking Google it's called Heidelberg, which is strange) — a small city an hour by train from Frankfurt. Here there is everything that distinguishes tourism in Germany: medieval castles, the old town, mountains, a river. Moreover, it is here that archaeologists discovered the remains of the first man in Europe. I think a few days there will be quite enough. I definitely recommend: a stroll through the old town, enjoying the cathedrals, the architecture, and also visiting the university where Sofya Kovalevskaya studied, historian Sergei Solovyov, and the education of Russian students was overseen by physician Nikolai Pirogov. Dmitri Mendeleev was here on a three-year scientific assignment; at the same time chemist-composer Borodin, physiologist Sechenov, geochemist and mineralogist Fersman worked here. You should start your journey by walking along the river promenade, and finish certainly at the symbol of the medieval romantics of Heidelberg Castle. I recommend climbing there on foot, but you can reach it by car or by the funicular (during our visit it did not work). In this castle lies the world's largest wine barrel in the Guinness Book of Records: I will have to go back there after corona restrictions to touch it. Also a must-do: walk along the Philosopher's Path — it's an endless forest road, so you can accidentally wander into the thicket and even get lost. The ideal option: reach the main stone, on which the name of the path is written, and then count on having to go back; I recommend turning around right at the stone. Be sure to climb to the viewing platform of Königstuhl: from there you get a beautiful view of the whole city and about 60 km farther. There is also an observatory there. We couldn't plan it all in time, in the end we climbed the hill in windy rain on the late evening of the last day of vacation, and had to call a taxi to get back; I was surprised that it's possible and for only 20€. From places to eat, we liked Nispet Restaurant & Bar Lounge and The Burger Corner the most. The bars will have to be tested also only after the pandemic: although they were open, they closed at 10 p.m.; we decided that such an atmosphere was not for us. Overall, I liked everything very much; if you have the opportunity, I recommend visiting Heidelberg. By the way, tell me in the comments from which interesting places you have hailed a taxi. #German_trips