Private Space in Heidelberg

This blog is to response Vivian’s request- more details about my warm private space

Actually, there’re three types of living styles for foreign students to stay in Germany- student dormitory, host family, and WG
WG (die Wohngemeinschaft) is a flat shared by two or three students

There’s a apply form asking about your habit, such as smoking, drinking and what kind of living style you want the best. Later, the school will elect the room which fit your demand

My living place is quite comfortable, convenience and warm comparing to other students’ living place

For example,

small but warm kitchen which my friends love to come to my house
together we make lunch or dinner :)

Free washing machine :D

why do i say it's free?

the washing machine in student dorm charge some money
however, i'm not sure how much does it charge

because my friends had never use it LOL

TV set in my room!!!

Watch! this is CSI!! WOW

(German version, of course)

and even the sponge bob speak German @@

Also, it's pretty convenient since my house is near supermarket

Lidl, a quite famous supermarket in Germany

like Carrefour, but not that big

inside the Lidl

Sorry to scary you
How fat i was then :P

Cafe near my house

sometimes in the morning

this square would turn to small market

The Gate of my flat

Stairs up to my flat

Hey, Don't throw up when you see next pic!!

Like what i told you before, this is my fav place in my room
Good place for reading a book or sleep(?!) :))

For your reference, i paid 250 Euro a month for WG

PS, following are the pictures of student dorm

Tourist in HD

Besides being a good student in Heidelberg,
you probably also have to play a good role of tourist while living in Heidelberg

There're some spots you shouldn't miss!!!

First, in order to get smart and have a deeper perspective toward world
You’d better take a walk in Philosophenweg (Philosopher’s path)
Here is a place for many philosophers, such as Goethe and Hegel, walking and thinking academic and current issues with their friends

Second, if you want to learn some history about Heidelberg and desire to be a noble in the Middle Age, you shouldn’t miss Heidelberg Schloss (Heidelberg Castle)
Heidelberg Castle, built in 13th Century on a huge cliff, is a mixture of Gothic, Baroque and Renaissance Style construction which is used to be the biggest castle in Europe. The platform in the castle is the best scenic spot to overlook the whole city.

Heidelberg Castle

Whole view of City from the castle platform

Third, Alte Brucke or Karl-Theodor Brucke (The Old Bridge), a good place for you to plunge into Neckar River

The Old Bridge, built in 1869, is the seat of nine arches, there are two round towers on the bridge. Moreover there’s a statue, goddess of wisdom, Athena, guarding the gates into the city. Besides, Monkey Bridge, a statue of a monkey holding a mirror in hand and two little mice below. It’s said touching the mirror can bring you health and rats can make you more children and more happiness. (Just like Chinese culture ha!)

Gate of Old Bridge

On the old bridge

Monkey Bridge

Fourth, if you are trouble maker in school, in Heidelberg, Studentenkarzer may be your best friend!

Studentenkarzer (prison of students) was built to punish students who violate school regulations. However, the prison is only used for two years (1912-1914), because for those trouble students, they see the student prison as a paradise for their gathering. Some students even make deliberately mischief in order to gain the access to this prison!!

What a cute sign toward studentenkarzer!!

like walking toward some secret society

As a prison, here's so luxurious

Relax in Heidelberg Uni

If you just go to the course regularly, it is of course pretty boring since the function of summer courses is not only used to improve your language ability but also lead you to explore more in that country.

According to my friend who had one month summer course in Leipzig University told me that Leipzig University doesn’t offer many interesting activities like Heidelberg University.

Therefore, if you don’t want to waste your time only on purely improve your German, you want to explore more German culture, I think you’d better choose a university which provide many activities after school time.

Moreover, I believe attending to these activities is also a good way for you to communicate with other foreigners and learn different culture (not just German culture, of course since you have a lot of chances to meet plenty students coming from many countries around world)

There’re abundant night activities that Heidelberg university supply

Monday: Classical Concert such as piano, saxophone, stringed instrument concert
Usually I go to the concert with my classmates and after the concert we will hang out to a bar near the school and chit chat for a while

Tuesday: German Movie Night
According to my experience, I’d watched Parfüm (Perfume), Good Bye, Lenin! Das Fliefenge Klassenzimmer…. I know these movies are not quite new, but the atmosphere is really different.
Thursday: class gathering

Friday: disco night, the best I must recommend to you
If you hate the smoky club, this may be your best choice and it’s much safer
The disco is hold in the cafeteria and smoking is forbidden in this place!! The only drawback is the music is a little old

Weekends: excursions
Through school excursions, I’d been to Bamberg, Schwarzwald, Freiburg
You have to pay extra fee for excursions
However, I later go to the places I am so eager to visit for a long time with my friends instead of attending those excursions. With my friends, I’d visited Stuttgart, Cologne, Frankfurt

Besides, Heidelberg sometimes supply students some free trip such as riverboat trip, city tour and Mannheim Schloss. ^^

Riverboat trip

Mannheim Schloss

Garden in Mannheim Schloss

the place you shouldn't miss - Cologne Chocolate Museum!! Yummy :D

Famous Koln Dom

Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart

More pictures will be presented when later introduce the place for you :)

look forward to it yo