Heidelberg The city of Heidelberg, University campus of university and Necker River The River Necker and the Old Bridge, Heidelberg Map of Heidelberg View of the castle from the marketplace The castle has only been partially rebuilt since its demolition in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is located 80 metres up to the northern part of the Konigstuhl hillside, and thereby dominates the view of the old downtown. The building was divided into a ground floor made of stone and frame- work upper levels. Another royal building is located opposite the Ruprecht Building: the Fountain Hall. The castle is surrounded by a park, where the famous poet Johann von Goethe once walked. The Heidelberger Bergbahn funicular railway runs from Kornmakt to the summit of the Koenigstuhl via the castle. Bergbahnen Heidelberg and a round ticket (L) Cable car at Kornmarkt station (R) The route of funicular railway to Koenigstuhl via Molkenkur As the cable car goes up, the view gets wider. A slope of the cable car is sharp. (L) Funicular railway track: Ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other. (R) A rest area at Molkenkur station Molkenkur station A cablecar passenger has to change the vehicle at Molkenkur station to go up high. Terminus of the funicular at Konigstuhl (L) A wonderful scenery from a downward cable car (R) A cafe inside of the Heiderbelg castle Inside view of the Heidelberg castle The Heidelberg castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps. The castle viewed from residences in Hidelberg The Old Bridge The River Necker A cute house along the River Necker and Marriotte Hotel on the opposite bank (L) A public drinking fountain (R) A river cruise-ship on the Hecker River (L) A park at old town (R) A quite townsite of Heidelberg A peaceful town of Heidelberg The Main Street, Hauptstrasse, a mile-long pedestrian street, is running the length of the old town. Coyote Cafe Heidelberg A delicious spaghetti and vegetables Coyote Cafe Heidelberg Heidelberg Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) is on the Rhine Valley Railway and is served by Intercity-Express, Euro City trains. The network of the Rhine Neckar S-Bahn is about 290 km long and is one of the largest S-Bahn networks in Germany. Rhine Neckar S-Bahn trains Rhine Neckar S-Bahn trains At Heidelberg, gas price is 1.449 eurs ( 1.96 USD ) for diesel, and super is 1.699 euros ( 2.25 USD ). 　 Heidelberg University, WHO collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control A funicular railway at Heidelberg, Germany Germany. Austria and Switzerland 2013 Narita to Frankfurt EU trains 2013 Heidelberg Heidelberg University Munchen Salzburg Hellbrunn Hallstatt Wien Bern Ovronnaz Geneva Zurich Station/Airport London Heathrow Airport 2013 ハイデルベルグ 写真撮影　2013年6月撮影　2013年7月執筆　医学博士　宮本順伯 ★This Web site is link-free. This information was provided by the Smokefree Hotel and Travel. The photographs were taken in June 2013, the article was written in July 2013, by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD. Copyright (C) 2013 Junhaku Miyamoto, PhD. All right is reserved.