Patrick arrived in the afternoon after our exams. The evening was spent in Heidelberg starting with the Weihnachtsmarkt and the sweetest Gluehwein money could buy! I thought Patrick might enjoy some German culture but it seems that in the Euro countries he has travelled to he has found a Weihnachtsmarkt! This was a particularly sweet Gluehwein to start the evening. Dinner was a traditional Spaetzle dish which was duely inhaled after not eating a lot during studies and exams. Starting with a small beer, moving to a 0.5L and then to a Mass was all a novelty until later the Australians (Messers Maddern and Oest) were on the bar dancing. I'm glad the Eagle Rock didn't come on as i'm sure the pants would have come down purely due to College instinct. We visited a few cool bars in Heidelberg thanks to the locals pointing us in the right direction. The only downside from my point was misplacing my camera - presumably left in the cab. There is a great collection of photos and of course the camera in possession of someone who wasn't kind enough to report it 'lost'. Bummer...
It's not so easy to show people around Mannheim, for no other reason that once you've shown the Wasserturm and the city there isn't much more to see! The schloss is quite spectacular for visitors also but not for long! We bid our class mates a Merry Christmas with some quiet beers at various pubs in Mannheim. In fact it was cool to find some random bars off the beaten track! Some in Jungbusch were a lot nicer than the area's reputation portrays!
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