Cologne - Heidelberg

Did indeed go all of those places in Bremen! Also went to the Uberseemuseum there which was AMAZING!!! Def worth the 4.50 entrance fee! Didnt take me very long so got a bit bored. Have briefly met a few more people, but only chatting and small talk in hostel bars/dorms etc, not really done day trips or anything with anyone recently. A few Irish, couple more yanks, a girl from a competition-winning Hip hop group called Semier from Estonia (they were in Bremen for the IDO championships! A Dutch guy, a Chinese girl, Jon from Maidstone, an Ozzie, a guy from Lake Constance area where Im off to this evening and some Briitsh lads from Yorkshire.

Ive had a good dose of communal showers, only showered in a private cubicle twice so far. Anyways in Cologne I wandered round a lot, Stared in awe at the wow-factor cathedral and went in but not up the tower, went to a bar for a typical small Koln beer, the Gestapo museum and the Chocolate museum.

When got to Heidelberg I cheated and got a taxi to my acommodation (gave up after looking for the bus stop for not v long - it was quite late) which I regretted cos was further than I thought. Was a few dorms above a restaurant which doubled as the reception so I was really confused when I opened the door laiden with backpack et al to be faced with a full-on bar and restaurant - seriously thought Id got the wrong address while everyone sat there gawping at me for a while over their beers.

Have done laundry here, had a stress over accommodation in Contance (found somewhere now so wont be wasting a good extra 40 euros on a hotel like I did in Bremen and could probably quite easily have avoided had I taken the risk and just waited till I got there!) That said, tourist info was shut when I arrived. Been up to the castle and the Apotheke museum and the university prison for unruly students until 1914. Had a decent sit-down meal of wienerschnitzel last night cos you get good cheap rates on the restaurant downstairs if youre staying there.