Week 2

Student Prison

This week has been a very eventful one. It started on Saturday January 21 when we went to Heidelberg. We had a very early morning of getting to the train station and actually making it to our train. We all slept on the trip there and it wasn't until the trip back that we realized we missed a beautiful landscape of mountains, vineyards, and castles. Once in Heidelberg, we immediately began exploring the city and seeing the sights. We started with viewing the student prison, where students who misbehaved would be kept by the university many years ago. It was very interesting because all of the walls were covered in paint and drawings.

View from Philosopher's Walk

After the student prison, we went and visited the castle. It was so amazing with beautiful views of the city and also a great pharmacy museum. We spent a lot of time here admiring the views and taking pictures of the castle itself and the city down below. It had great views of the cathedrals and the river and was absolutely beautiful. After the castle, we went to Philosopher's Walk. The term "walk" was a blatant lie because this was a 45 minute hike uphill on a bumpy cobblestone pathway. With nearly 20 breaks and lots of complaining, I finally made it to the top. While it was an awful experience and would probably never do it again, I have to say it was nice because we got to the top right at sunset and got amazing pictures.

Cologne Cathedral

After Heidelberg we came back to Bonn for an interesting week. While it mostly consisted of classes, we did get to take a day trip to Cologne to see some beautiful sights and explore the city. We started with a walking tour of the city and saw all sorts of historical sights and beautiful buildings. Afterwards, we got to go inside of the cathedral and listen/participate in the 12:00 service. Although I am not actually catholic, it was very interesting to be there and hear the German service and listen to the organ. We went to lunch afterwards and had an awesome lunch that consisted of sausages, cabbage, and fried potatoes. It was delicious and I ate the whole plate without looking back. We finished the day with a rooftop tour of the cathedral. I was dreading the stairs but luckily for us, we were able to use the construction. The views from the top were amazing and we even got to see the inside of the cathedral from up high which was really nice. 

I also signed up for a 10k this week. More on that later.