Germany Black Forest Region

Day 1 of Germany:
We had a beautiful drive from Morgins to Strasbourg, where we were returning the car. All went super smooth until we caught the train into Germany.
For starters I will just mention that almost all the following takes place in temperatures above 90°f.
About 12 minutes into the trip the train stopped just inside Germany and we were told the track was broken up the line. So we waited for a long time for a train to the next stop, only 5 minutes down the way, where everyone was put off and stood about in the little town (no actual station...just a stop). Kim and I actually gave up and had boarded a train to go back to Strasbourg to rent a car when the bus appeared. We rode that to the place, past the broken line,where we could catch a much later train than originally intended to Karlsruhe.
We felt a bad that Kat and her sister Yvonne were waiting so long for us as we were supposed to get dinner and go dancing with them that evening. Well we made it to the hotel in Heidelberg by about 9:45 and somehow managed quick showers, after the melting hot day, and to get ourselves to the college where the swing dance was held. It only went til 11 so we managed to catch the last half hour.  It was a bit tricky to find but we followed the Google map and I saw a couple of girls catch a cab from out front of this huge university like building...so I poked my head in the door and we followed the faint music to the top floor, et Voila...about 4 couples dancing in the hot, still, summer heat.
On the advice of one of the dancers, a long walk through the quiet oldtown took us to a place by the river that was still open and serving food. So we had our first flammenkuchen of the trip. It's a super thin crust with a cream sauce and lightly topped with either vegetables or in my case bacon and onion. Think flatbread pizza but burnt crisp edges and super thin crust.

Day2Germany:
Our first full day in Heidelberg, Germany we visited the impressive castle (schloss). There were some clouds overhead and the temps were down into the higher 80's just for this one day which was a relief. We toured the largest wine barrel, castle grounds fountains, gardens and the Apothecary museum before riding the funicular tram down to town for coffee and shopping.
After collecting Yvonne's car, she drove us all to Karlsruhe. We stopped at a greek Restaurant called Zeus. It was attached to a fitness center so I was a bit worried but it was a fantastic dinner. Possibly the best of the trip...certainly so far.
After dinner we went to Kat's Grandma's place where we taught everyone to play Splendor late into the night.
Day 3:
The Karlsruhe Zoo is a bit of a tired and sad place but had nice flowers & water features. Then we went into the Dulach area with lots of cobbled streets and shops. When I saw the sign of where we were, all I could think of was Dulac the 'perfect town' in Shrek. Helga, Kat's Grandma, made us a fantastic traditional dinner with brats and dumplings and two kinds of cabbage! Dinner was followed by Rummy Q and more Splendor (on Grandma's request).