An Interesting Lunch
We arrived in Heidelberg just about lunch time and our first stop was
the Castle Restaurant where we were served a student lunch. The meal started
with a large green salad that was followed with mouth pockets. What an
interesting name for the large ravioli-like pastas filled with a cheese,
spinach and meat filling. They were very different, but I really liked them
even though it seemed strange not to have a sauce on them. Lunch finished with
a very good apple strudel (apfelstrudel).
It was a delightful hearty lunch. The large restaurant
is filled with long tables.
The
Student Kiss
Our local Heidelberg, Germany guide told a story
related to the students at the local university. Heidelberg University was for boys only in
days of old. However, they soon discovered that girls from finishing schools
congregated at what now is Heidelberg’s oldest café in the center of the old
city. Everyone liked Fridolin Knosel the good natured pastry cook who owned the
café. The girls, accompanied by their watchful governess, frequently
encountered merry students. Under such conditions innocent flirtations were
kept under wraps.
However, the young ladies’ secret longings did not
escape Mr. Knosel who decided to help them. One day with a big grin, he
surprised them with a chocolate pastry he called a ‘student kiss’. The governesses
did not object to the girls accepting the pastry.
Since then, much time has passed and much has
changed. But the ‘student kiss’ is still available from the same café and
serves as a reminder of the romantic past and has become part of Heidelberg’s
history and image.
After concluding our city walking tour, we walked
through the ancient towers and across the old stone bridge for a different
perspective of the city. It was an excellent spot to get a really good view of
the castle high up on the hill. After taking a couple of photos we returned to
the café to buy a couple of kisses.
It is fun to learn these cute little stories as one
travels as it helps to bring history alive. This picture is a copy of the kiss
wrapper. I managed to get a couple of
the treats home to share with family as I related the story.
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