{"id":62,"date":"2014-10-01T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emlajolie.com\/?p=62"},"modified":"2021-06-11T04:42:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T04:42:40","slug":"travel-heidelburg-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emlajolie.com\/2014\/10\/travel-heidelburg-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"travel: heidelburg, germany"},"content":{"rendered":"
October 1, 2014<\/em> \u2013 Seventy-two hours in a place may seem like quite a chunk of time, but it passes so quickly. As a huge fan of weekend trips, I am bringing you a new series, Weekend Travels, which highlights all of the things I recommend to see\/do\/eat during a weekend vacation in whatever location!<\/p>\n A couple weekends ago (sorry for the delay!) I traveled to southeast Germany to visit my former exchange student and long-lost sister, Xenia. It had been two years since we’d seen each other last, but it felt like just last week. Anyone else have a friendship like this? It’s honestly the best.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n My weekend started off rocky after an early Friday class and almost missing my train since there are so many different train stations in Paris – I was literally the last person on board… But as soon as I stepped off the train and Xenia ran toward me with arms open, my day turned for the better. It didn’t hurt that she had a little one-year-old mop-like puppy that was incredibly happy to see me as well.<\/p>\n [Spoiler Alert: Get ready for a lot<\/i> of pictures]<\/p>\n Friday night, we walked around Mannheim, which is quite a beautiful little German town. Xenia made dinner and we caught up over a glass of red wine.<\/p>\n Saturday morning was another early wake-up call. We drove (yes, on the Autobahn) up to Heidelberg to explore the town. I fell in love with the colors and architecture, as well as the food – German cuisine always makes me a bit nostalgic for my grandma’s cooking!<\/p>\n