Frankfurt airport

 Another 9 Euro ticket trip went to the Frankfurt airport on a day off from school

The comunity garden

We have volunteered to help with a community garden in our neighborhood and one evening Mia joined us and helped watering the plants

Isemarkt

The Isemarkt is a famous farmers market under the tracks of an elevated train built more than 100 years ago. We never went there before during our many trips to Hamburg but checked it out this time.
First stop was a stand for olives and cheese for a little snack

Then we had some sausage and fries for lunch

With Ji"s friends we had ice cream and a sausage at another farmers"s market a day later

Meeting Li

Before staying for five days with the elderly friends of Ji in Hamburg we met her friend Li in Winterhude.
First we had some coffee and cake by the river Alster

On the walk later Mia dicovered a boat house that was featured in kids TV deceive: show Pfferkörner

Then we took the U-Bahn to the harbor

Bremen

At the end of Mia's two week early summer Pentecost break  we went up north again to see Ji"s friends in Hamburg. But first we stop at another big port city were we had never been before: Brmene

Along the river Weser it was pretty lively

From there it was just a few steps to the historic center of the city

Stuttgart

Another free trip with the 9 Euro ticket went to Stuttgart. There used to be a direct regional train from Heidelberg main station to Stuttgart main station but since last year one has to change in Mühlacker.
The first stop was the public library - a famous building

The next stop was the Porsche museum

Lunch

Marburg

We used the new 9 Euro ticket with allows travel on all local trains and public transport all over Germeny for a trip to Marburg - an university town in Hestia north of Frankfurt. We left early so the regional train from Heidelberg to Frankfurt was not too crowded. In Frankfurt we changed into another regional train ro Marburg.

The city has beautiful half timbered houses

Free drinking water from an old fountain

The market squire in fron of the town hall

Form the market square we had to go further up to the castle

A break in the castle gardens

 

 

More free drinking water

Some ice cream

The banks of the river Lahn were nice as well

On the way back the train towards Frankfurt was super crowded for some time but it got better soon and we made it back to Heidelberg okay