A visit at the streetcar and bus depot

Twice a year the local transit company offers a guided tour of the streetcar and bus depot. Luckily we could joint and check it out. Its just a block from our new place by the main train station so we had been passing it quite often but of course never had been inside.

Every kid could take a turn at the drivers seat of the modern street car

 One volunteer was needed to press the talk button by the door to talk to the driver. Some climbing was required

Then we could peek under a streetcar

Next were the buses

 Mia guessed right - they are as heavy as 5-10 elephants

 The engine is big as well

The engine of a street car

Then every kid could sit in the driver seat of a bus

The conclusion was a ride in an historic streetcar from the 50'ies that had actually been build in Heidelberg

We went all the way to Kircheim 20 minutes away and then turned back

During the ride back all the children got little present like a rubber duck that looked like a bus, pencils, gummi bears or a kit to build a card board bus

Hiking on the Königssstuhl

The some city bus that goes to the beer garden goes to the top of the highest mountain (600 m) in Heidelberg the Königsstuhl. We went up and the hiked down to the Schloss and old town.

Bierhelder Hof Beer garden

Just 20 minutes on a city bus from the center of the town we can get to a nice beer garden with old chestnut trees that is in the middle of teh country side and woods.  A sunny and warm Saturday afternoon was a good time to check it out

Around the corner was nice playground and also many cows - so Mia enjoyed the place as well

Heidelberg Police Headquarters

The Heidelberg Police Headquarters - not too far from our new place - offered a guided tour for young children on a Tuesday afternoon. A good opportunity to Mia to explore the local police

There was a collection of police hats

and uniforms

The communication center

 

Then it was time to check the jail 

 Of yo see the police cars

 Stop!  Police!

 On the chase

 Bulletproof vest

Uncle Stefan and the Cousins

Uncle Stefan came with Malin and Ellis for a quick weekend visit. He also had an old desk from Ellis in his car Mia can use for her new room.
On Sunday the weather was not so great and it was raining - the first rain after a long heat wave

Even with the rain it was till fun

We stopped for lunch at an street cafe

Ellis and Mia were sitting togehter

Mia is hoping to see he big cousins again soon

An Evening at the River

On a nice warm summer evening we went the few steps from our furnished apartment to the Neckar Wiese - the large park along the river Neckar.
First we listened to a little evening concert some local musicians gave with their friends 

 Then we tried the bubbles we bought on the weekend

Then it was time to feed the ducks with some old bread

Some of them were pretty greedy

The swans liked some bread as well

Almost to dark for the playground 

Ship at sunset