What's so great about the 9 Euro Ticket?
For 9 Euros a month (June, July & August), you can ride all public transportation in Germany, including bus & Tram.
✅ Unlimited travel on U-Bahn (subway), Straßenbahn (tram), Bus (bus), etc.
✅ Unlimited travel on S-Bahn, RB, and RE 2nd class cars. However, DB (IC, EC, ICE) is not available.
And it is shocking that this ticket can be purchased not only by those who live in Germany, but also by those who do not live in Germany.
To ride the boom 😆 I bought a 9 euro ticket and went to Heidelberg, a city I've always wanted to visit someday.
It takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes from Strasbourg 🇫🇷 to Heidelberg 🇩🇪 by local train. By the way, it takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes by express train such as TGV (in case of early travel) or 2 hours and 10 minutes by Flixbus (in case of early travel) to get to Heidelberg.
The DB app is a very convenient way to search train schedules for local trains (Regional Transport Only).
you can search from Strasbourg to Heidelberg 👉🏻 Strasbourg - Appenweier (Offenburg) - Karlsruhe-Heidelberg.
⚠️ This 9 euro ticket is valid between Kehl (Kehl) and Heidelberg (Heidelberg). Strasbourg to Kehl is extra.
The most popular tourist attraction in Heidelberg is Schloss Heidelberg (Heidelberg Castle). Schloss Heidelberg is one of the three most famous castles in Germany and is considered to be the "only one you should see" in Heidelberg 🙄
This time, however, I decided not to go to Schloss Heidelberg, but rather to take the Heidelberg Philosophenweg (Philosopher's Way), which offers a wonderful view of the city and the Schloss Heidelberg.
First of all, I greeted a monkey before crossing the Karl Theodor Bridge (Alte Brücke) 🐒 It is said that if you touch the golden mirror in your hand, you will become rich, and many tourists were touching the mirror on the day I visited.
Many tourists not only touched the mirror but also put their own head in the monkey's head (like putting on a helmet) and took pictures 🤣
The Heidelberg Philosophenweg (Philosopher's Way) is a steep climb, but it is only a short distance, so you should have no problem if you take a break and climb up. If you climb up to the so-called "photo spot", you can see the whole city of Heidelberg from Heidelberg Castle and its surroundings.
The recommended time of day is dusk, but avoid the backlight in the morning if possible.
The mountainside where the Heidelberg Philosophenweg (Philosopher's Way) is located is an easy hiking route. A short walk takes you to the Aussichtsturm auf dem Heiligenberg. But the view of the city of Heidelberg was not as good as I had expected.
Continuing up the mountain, we reached the Thingstätte Heidelberg (Heidelberg Open-Air Theater), a sightseeing spot not listed in Japanese tourist guidebooks.
It does not have the history of the Greek open-air theater, and perhaps because it opened in 1935, it was sparsely populated, but the view was breathtaking. If you have time to spare, "hiking around Heidelberg" can be quite memorable.
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