Heidelberger Bergbahn

Heidelberg is a sleepy little town. I got down at Marktpatz. It was cold and windy. Few people walked the street. As I walked on stone paved roads towards the castle I admired the beautifully decorated shops. Christmas 2007 was a month away. I had come today having heard about seeing snow in heidelberg.

As I crossed the last of the shops I took a right turn which lead to Bergbahn. It is a small station. I collected my tickets after showing my monthly pass. As I waited for my train I wondered around the meuseum. I only did picture reading as the text was in German. The train which came was magnificient and modern. I took an window seat. The trained climbed up. Ride was amazing as the climb was steep. Midway up the hill we reached a small but thins time an old lookin station. Here after some wait i saw what i had come to see. A very old loco much behind our times climb down into the station. It was being pulled by huge pulleys and metal ropes. As one loco climbed down the other climbed up and both connected by this metal rope. The door shut and we were huddled into the loco carriages. The glass windows with wooden and metallic frames closed. The loco started to climb slowly once we had filled after it could accomodate mo more. The wind was getting chill. I had to keep wiping the moisture of the glass. The color had changed from green to white when pur loco came to a halt.

Chilling gusts of wind welocme us as we got down the loco. I missed by gloves which i had lost @my hotel. I quickly tucked my hands into my pockets. Walked out of the station into the wild. The walk through the white jungle was amazing. Kids were playing in the snow. Dogs ran down the down and some crazy guys were even jogging in their shots. I held some snow in my hands till i could hold no longer. My hands went numb. I blew hot air into them for the rest of my walk till the end of the walk before it bent down. The walk back was rather brisk. I had seen it all. I had planned to cook a good meal to kill time this evening. Earlier in the day I had a hearty Chicken Biryani and a glass of wine at the Indian restaurant in Heidelberg. It was neat place and well decorated though i can not recollect its name. But the cold had got me that evening and hence i dropped the idea to cook. Back in Mannheim I walked into Burgerking and grabbed a burger.

The day had come to an end. I had to do some reading for my Project but I would keep this to another day. The day had been lonely but I had felt the company of strange good experiences. I eased into my sofa sipping Martini.